Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	fee_n	simple_a	tail_n	1,656	5	9.7489	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08310	The surueyors dialogue Diuided into fiue bookes: very profitable for all men to peruse, that haue to do with the reuenues of land, or the manurance, vse, or occupation thereof, both lords and tenants: as also and especially for such as indeuor to be seene in the faculty of surueying of mannors, lands, tenements, &c. By I.N.	Norden, John, 1548-1625?	1607 (1607)	STC 18639; ESTC S113314	151,126	260

king_n give_v land_n unto_o his_o follower_n in_o such_o quantity_n as_o do_v exceed_v the_o proportion_n of_o a_o man_n manurance_n and_o occupation_n as_o a_o thousand_o two_o thousand_o acre_n more_o or_o less_o which_o quantity_n of_o land_n be_v at_o that_o time_n as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o lump_n or_o chaos_n without_o any_o distinction_n of_o part_n or_o quality_n of_o land_n he_o to_o who_o such_o land_n be_v give_v to_o hold_v to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o enfeoff_v some_o other_o in_o part_n thereof_o as_o one_o in_o ten_o another_o in_o twenty_o and_o some_o in_o more_o some_o in_o less_o acre_n and_o inconsideration_n of_o such_o feoffement_n every_o of_o these_o be_v to_o do_v the_o feoffer_v some_o kind_n of_o service_n as_o he_o and_o they_o agree_v upon_o reserve_v such_o a_o part_n unto_o himself_o as_o he_o may_v convenient_o occupy_v in_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o land_n thus_o give_v by_o the_o king_n and_o thus_o proportion_v out_o to_o other_o by_o the_o donee_n become_v to_o be_v call_v a_o manor_n and_o he_o that_o be_v thus_o invest_v in_o this_o land_n by_o the_o king_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o such_o as_o he_o enfeoff_v call_v the_o lord_n call_v and_o such_o as_o be_v enfeoff_v be_v call_v tenant_n lord_n in_o respect_n of_o government_n and_o command_n and_o tenant_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o tenor_n and_o manner_n of_o hold_v under_o the_o lord_n who_o they_o be_v to_o obey_v lord._n but_o when_o or_o about_o what_o time_n be_v this_o erection_n of_o manor_n sur._n as_o i_o take_v it_o and_o as_o it_o seem_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o norman_n begin_v for_o among_o the_o saxon_n be_v no_o such_o name_n as_o the_o name_n manor_n yet_o the_o thing_n even_o in_o substance_n be_v then_o for_o they_o have_v demeisnes_n and_o service_n in_o substance_n vtlandt_n but_o the_o demeisnes_n they_o call_v inland_n and_o the_o service_n vtlands_n so_o that_o it_o differ_v only_o in_o name_n but_o in_o jurisdiction_n little_a or_o nothing_o at_o all_o lord._n whereof_o be_v it_o call_v a_o manor_n sur._n there_o be_v some_o difference_n of_o opinion_n whence_o the_o wo●d_a manor_n shall_v be_v derive_v it_o be_v in_o latin_a call_v manerium_fw-la name_n yet_o a_o word_n not_o use_v among_o the_o roman_n or_o ancient_a latin_n &_o therefore_o to_o find_v the_o etimon_n by_o it_o can_v be_v for_o the_o word_n be_v use_v among_o our_o lawyer_n as_o many_o other_o make_v word_n be_v which_o have_v be_v term_n raise_v by_o our_o law_n &_o be_v not_o elsewhere_o in_o use_n and_o therefore_o the_o near_a way_n to_o find_v the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n be_v by_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o thing_n so_o that_o some_o hold_n it_o shall_v proceed_v of_o the_o latin_a verb_n maner●_n which_o signify_v to_o abide_v or_o remain_v in_o a_o place_n as_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o tenant_n do_v in_o this_o whereof_o the_o head_n house_n or_o the_o lord_n seat_n be_v call_v berrye_a quid_fw-la which_o signify_v in_o the_o saxon_a tongue_n a_o dwell_a place_n which_o continue_v yet_o still_o in_o hartfordshire_n and_o in_o diverse_a other_o place_n and_o be_v also_o take_v sometime_o pro_fw-la castro_fw-la which_o be_v also_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o some_o manor_n manor_n house_n be_v also_o and_o yet_o be_v call_v in_o some_o place_n court_n hall_n as_o in_o essex_n and_o northward_o court_n and_o court-house_n westward_o as_o in_o somerset_n devon_n etc._n etc._n as_o also_o manor_n place_v all_o which_o be_v place_n of_o the_o lord_n own_o abode_n and_o therefore_o it_o may_v not_o unfit_o be_v say_v to_o take_v name_n of_o abide_v or_o dwell_v some_o think_v and_o not_o improper_o that_o it_o take_v name_n of_o the_o french_a word_n manemirer_n which_o signify_v to_o till_o and_o manure_v the_o ground_n and_o of_o the_o two_o i_o take_v this_o latter_a to_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a derivation_n of_o the_o word_n manor_n for_o thereof_o be_v many_o chief_a house_n of_o tillage_n call_v predia_fw-la predi●_n graunge_n it_o may_v also_o take_v name_n of_o mainer_n to_o govern_v and_o guide_v because_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o manor_n have_v the_o manage_n and_o direction_n of_o all_o his_o tenant_n within_o the_o limit_n of_o his_o jurisdiction_n of_o these_o derivation_n qualem_fw-la mavis_fw-la accipe_fw-la necessity_n tie_v to_o neither_o lord._n these_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n may_v stand_v all_o with_o sense_n and_o much_o material_a it_o be_v not_o whence_o the_o word_n arise_v but_o the_o likely_a be_v indeed_o that_o which_o most_o agree_v with_o the_o property_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o i_o have_v within_o my_o manor_n sundry_a message_n whence_o be_v the_o name_n derive_v sur._n of_o meisus_fw-la or_o mesuager_n which_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o familiam_fw-la administrare_fw-la name_n to_o govern_v a_o household_n for_o every_o of_o the_o tenant_n have_v his_o family_n and_o of_o diverse_a of_o they_o and_o of_o the_o lord_n family_n do_v a_o manor_n consist_v lord._n then_o no_o doubt_n if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o thousand_o acre_n of_o land_n more_o or_o less_o to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n which_o lie_v in_o one_o entire_a piece_n not_o yet_o divide_v may_v be_v divide_v into_o part_n as_o a_o portion_n for_o the_o lord_n himself_o and_o some_o parcel_n to_o erect_v such_o message_n for_o tenant_n to_o do_v he_o service_n as_o he_o may_v make_v a_o manor_n where_o none_o be_v before_o sur._n no_o sir_n for_o although_o a_o man_n have_v a_o competent_a quantity_n of_o land_n in_o his_o manurance_n and_o will_v convert_v it_o to_o the_o end_n you_o speak_v of_o be_v it_o never_o so_o great_a and_o can_v establish_v many_o message_n day_n and_o can_v erect_v whatsoever_o service_n this_o will_v not_o become_v a_o manor_n because_o all_o these_o must_v have_v long_a continuance_n which_o can_v not_o at_o this_o day_n be_v confirm_v by_o any_o private_a man_n but_o by_o the_o king_n only_o but_o he_o may_v have_v thereby_o a_o kind_n of_o seignory_n a_o lordship_n or_o government_n in_o gross_a over_o his_o tenant_n by_o contract_n or_o covenant_n but_o no_o manor_n no_o man_n at_o this_o day_n can_v create_v a_o service_n or_o a_o tenure_n or_o by_o any_o mean_n raise_v or_o erect_v a_o manor_n for_o there_o must_v be_v very_a lord_n and_o very_a tenant_n in_o fee-simple_n and_o that_o of_o ancient_a commencement_n and_o continuance_n or_o else_o it_o can_v inure_v no_o manor_n for_o a_o man_n may_v have_v demeisn_n to_o occupy_v and_o tenant_n to_o do_v he_o service_n and_o that_o of_o continuance_n and_o yet_o no_o manor_n as_o if_o a_o man_n that_o have_v land_n do_v give_v part_n of_o this_o land_n in_o former_a time_n to_o some_o other_o in_o tail_n to_o do_v he_o service_n here_o be_v demeisnes_n in_o the_o donor_n and_o service_n in_o the_o donee_n and_o a_o tenure_n yet_o because_o there_o be_v not_o very_a tenant_n in_o fee_n simple_a remake_v no_o manor_n lord._n whether_o be_v all_o land_n hold_v of_o a_o manor_n parcel_n of_o the_o same_o manor_n s●r._n no_o land_n may_v be_v hold_v of_o a_o manor_n by_o certain_a service_n the_o service_n may_v be_v parcel_n of_o the_o marnor_n and_o yet_o the_o land_n not_o lord._n but_o may_v not_o this_o land_n be_v make_v parcel_n of_o the_o manor_n at_o this_o day_n s●r._n by_o no_o other_o mean_n but_o by_o escheat_n for_o if_o the_o land_n fall_v unto_o the_o lord_n by_o escheat_n than_o it_o come_v parcel_n of_o the_o manor_n for_o than_o be_v the_o service_n extinguish_v and_o the_o land_n come_v in_o place_n of_o it_o lord._n may_v not_o a_o man_n purchase_v land_n that_o lie_v near_o his_o manor_n and_o annexe_v the_o same_o and_o make_v it_o parcel_n of_o the_o manor_n though_o it_o hold_v not_o of_o the_o manor_n before_o sur._n foreign_a land_n new_o purchase_v though_o it_o lie_v within_o the_o precinct_n and_o bound_n of_o the_o manor_n can_v not_o be_v annex_v though_o the_o tenant_n thereof_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v his_o service_n there_o for_o this_o be_v in_o nature_n of_o a_o new_a creation_n of_o a_o tenure_n which_o at_o this_o day_n the_o law_n will_v not_o admit_v only_o the_o king_n by_o his_o prerogative_n may_v lord._n what_o if_o it_o be_v tie_v unto_o the_o lord_n of_o a_o manor_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o a_o annuity_n be_v not_o the_o annuity_n than_o parcel_n of_o the_o manor_n and_o if_o that_o land_n be_v purchase_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o thereby_o extinguish_v the_o annuity_n do_v not_o that_o land_n come_v in_o place_n of_o the_o annuity_n and_o so_o become_v parcel_n of_o the_o manor_n as_o the_o land_n you_o speak_v of_o before_o which_o by_o the_o escheat_n

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see_v &_o enter_v together_o that_o without_o search_n of_o so_o many_o court_n roll_v the_o lord_n may_v be_v satisfy_v &_o the_o tenant_n justify_v and_o what_o preiudice_v it_o the_o tenant_n to_o have_v his_o evidence_n true_o record_v if_o he_o mean_v plain_o be_v it_o copy_n lease_n or_o free_a deed_n he_o will_v think_v it_o a_o confirmation_n of_o his_o estate_n tenant_n what_o casualty_n soever_o come_v to_o the_o same_o he_o may_v be_v the_o better_o assure_v that_o such_o a_o record_n will_v witness_v with_o he_o whereas_o if_o none_o such_o appear_v his_o interest_n will_v be_v the_o more_o suspicious_a and_o therefore_o such_o as_o be_v wise_a and_o discreet_a will_v not_o only_o consent_v to_o this_o good_a course_n but_o be_v thankful_a unto_o the_o surveyor_n as_o behoove_v if_o it_o be_v just_a and_o right_a that_o the_o lord_n shall_v know_v his_o own_o who_o shall_v manifest_v it_o but_o the_o tenant_n himself_o and_o how_o shall_v he_o do_v it_o but_o by_o his_o evidence_n and_o most_o unjust_a it_o be_v in_o that_o tenant_n that_o by_o any_o wilful_a or_o sinister_a mean_n or_o covert_a practice_n do_v either_o detract_v his_o fellow_n tenant_n from_o the_o service_n or_o conceal_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v further_o the_o same_o farm_n this_o i_o can_v not_o deny_v although_o indeed_o some_o ●oly_a fellow_n will_v 〈…〉_z doubt_v herein_o but_o i_o see_v it_o be_v to_o good_a purpose_n and_o for_o our_o better_a security_n duty_n to_o do_v all_o thing_n requisite_a in_o this_o business_n and_o that_o all_o the_o tenant_n within_o the_o manor_n shall_v conjoin_v in_o 〈◊〉_d and_o every_o one_o for_o himself_o and_o all_o for_o one_o and_o one_o for_o all_o shall_v seek_v examine_v and_o declare_v the_o uttermost_a truth_n of_o everything_n towards_o the_o exact_a performance_n of_o this_o service_n and_o that_o the_o surveyor_n shall_v know_v the_o quantity_n quality_n and_o indifferent_a pain●●●_n of_o every_o man_n tenement_n and_o land_n their_o rent_n service_n custom_n wor●s_n and_o whatsoever_o the_o tenant_n be_v in_o law_n or_o conscience_n bind_v to_o yield_v or_o perform_v to_o his_o lord_n and_o indeed_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d have_v i_o hear_v give_v in_o charge_n at_o a_o court_n of_o survey_v with_o many_o other_o article_n which_o be_v now_o out_o of_o my_o mind●_n all_o which_o may_v be_v do_v by_o tenant_n with_o a_o good_a conscience_n both_o by_o relation_n in_o court_n and_o in_o the_o perambulation_n but_o the_o conceal_n of_o these_o can_v not_o stand_v with_o a_o honest_a mind_n for_o these_o thing_n of_o themselves_o can_v not_o prejudice_n the_o tenant_n but_o the_o misconceive_a misen●ring_n by_o the_o surveyor_n may_v be_v erroneous_a and_o the_o over-racking_a survey_n urge_v and_o overburden_v the_o tenant_n by_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v extortious_a these_o thing_n may_v fall_v out_o by_o mean_n of_o a_o unjust_a and_o unskilful_a surveyor_n and_o a_o covetous_a landlord_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o this_o make_v the_o tenant_n to_o extenuate_v the_o value_n and_o to_o smother_v the_o truth_n of_o thing_n to_o their_o soul_n danger_n therefore_o happy_a be_v those_o tenant_n that_o have_v a_o gracious_a lord_n and_o a_o honest_a surveyor_n for_o then_o there_o can_v not_o be_v but_o a_o equal_a and_o upright_o course_n hold_v between_o they_o then_o can_v not_o the_o tenant_n but_o be_v faithful_a and_o love_a to_o their_o lord_n manor_n and_o their_o lord_n favourable_a to_o they_o so_o shall_v the_o tenant_n be_v defend_v by_o their_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n fortify_v by_o his_o tenant_n which_o be_v the_o two_o principal_a cause_n of_o the_o original_a foundation_n of_o manor_n as_o i_o have_v hear_v sur._n you_o say_v right_o and_o i_o be_o glad_a to_o hear_v you_o conceive_v so_o well_o of_o this_o apparent_a necessity_n for_o so_o may_v i_o say_v that_o it_o be_v of_o necessity_n that_o the_o lord_n shall_v know_v the_o full_a and_o absolute_a estate_n of_o his_o manor_n and_o of_o every_o particular_a thereof_o for_o howsoever_o of_o late_a day_n tenant_n stand_v in_o high_a conceit_n of_o their_o freedom_n then_o in_o former_a time_n time_n if_o they_o look_v a_o little_a back_n into_o antiquity_n they_o shall_v see_v that_o tenant_n for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o every_o manor_n in_o england_n have_v be_v more_o service_n unto_o their_o lord_n and_o in_o great_a bondage_n than_o now_o they_o be_v who_o the_o favourable_a hand_n of_o time_n have_v much_o enfranchise_v and_o it_o can_v not_o be_v altogether_o every_o where_o forget_v because_o they_o may_v see_v as_o in_o a_o glass_n the_o picture_n of_o their_o servitude_n in_o many_o ancient_a custom_n roll_v bondage_n and_o in_o the_o copy_n of_o their_o own_o ancestor_n and_o many_o servile_a work_n have_v be_v due_a and_o do_v by_o they_o and_o in_o many_o place_n yet_o be_v though_o the_o most_o be_v now_o turn_v into_o money_n but_o neither_o their_o infranchisement_n nor_o the_o conversion_n of_o work_n into_o rent_n do_v so_o far_o free_v they_o but_o that_o they_o still_o owe_v service_n unto_o their_o lord_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o tenor_n as_o well_o freeholder_n as_o customary_a tenant_n as_o both_o in_o most_o of_o their_o copy_n and_o deed_n be_v express_v by_o these_o word_n pro●editu_fw-la &_o seruitiis_fw-la unde_fw-la prius_fw-la debit_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la consuet_n conditional_a which_o prove_v their_o tenor_n in_o a_o sort_n to_o be_v conditional_a which_o condition_n if_o it_o be_v wilful_o break_v by_o the_o obstinate_a carriage_n of_o any_o such_o tenant_n he_o indanger_v his_o estate_n lord._n it_o be_v hard_a if_o for_o not_o do_v some_o small_a service_n unto_o his_o lord_n a_o man_n shall_v forfeit_v his_o live_n sur._n and_o it_o be_v very_a foolishness_n in_o a_o tenant_n for_o wilful_a refusal_n thereof_o to_o endanger_v the_o ●ame_n for_o if_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o law_n tie_v to_o maintain_v the_o right_n of_o his_o tenant_n and_o to_o 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