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doomsday_n coke_n have_v in_o his_o instit_n sect._n
land_n and_o portion_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v give_v to_o do_v the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n 17._o the_o land_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n to_o fight_v the_o battle_n of_o the_o lord_n against_o his_o idolatrous_a enemy_n and_o to_o root_v they_o out_o thus_o may_v fancy_n couple_v the_o remote_a thing_n to_o come_v low_o down_o and_o near_a home_n 118._o pausanias_n tell_v we_o we_o that_o when_o brennus_n who_o they_o say_v be_v a_o britain_n invade_v greece_n with_o a_o army_n of_o gaul_n every_o horseman_n of_o the_o better_a sort_n have_v two_o other_o gaul_n horseman_n to_o attend_v and_o second_v he_o as_o his_o vassal_n and_o they_o three_o together_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d trimarcesiam_n i._n e._n a_o society_n of_o three_o horseman_n 118._o but_o caesar_n say_v that_o the_o noble_a gaul_n in_o his_o time_n have_v according_a to_o their_o ability_n many_o horseman_n attend_v they_o in_o war_n who_o by_o a_o german_a word_n he_o call_v 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have_v and_o may_v have_v great_a possession_n in_o other_o land_n as_o patrimonial_a and_o hereditary_a namely_o their_o thaneland_n and_o in_o what_o condition_n they_o possess_v they_o it_o shall_v appear_v anon_o when_o we_o come_v to_o speak_v more_o at_o large_a of_o thanes_z and_o thaneland_n chap._n vii_o of_o ceorl_n and_o that_o they_o be_v ordinary_o but_o as_o tenant_n at_o will_n or_o have_v land_n hold_v not_o by_o knight-service_n ceorl_n the_o division_n before_o mention_v which_o the_o saxon_n make_v of_o their_o own_o degree_n lead_v i_o in_o this_o next_o place_n though_o not_o orderly_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o ceorle_fw-mi that_o be_v of_o the_o carl_n or_o churl_n and_o husbandman_n the_o ancient_n call_v he_o in_o latin_a villanus_fw-la not_o as_o we_o ordinary_o take_v it_o for_o a_o bondman_n but_o for_o he_o that_o dwell_n in_o a_o village_n or_o country_n town_n live_v by_o the_o country_n course_n of_o husbandry_n mr._n lambard_n therefore_o to_o decline_v the_o misconceive_a of_o the_o word_n villanus_fw-la do_v render_v it_o in_o the_o saxon_a law_n by_o paganus_fw-la which_o signify_v the_o same_o that_o villanus_fw-la do_v according_a to_o the_o french_a for_o a_o villager_n but_o not_o according_a to_o our_o english_a for_o a_o bondman_n our_o saxon_n otherwhile_o do_v term_v they_o like_o the_o dutchman_n boor_n that_o be_v such_o as_o live_v by_o tilth_n or_o graze_a and_o by_o work_n of_o husbandry_n such_o be_v the_o ceorl_n among_o the_o saxon_n but_o of_o two_o sort_n one_o that_o hire_v the_o lord_n outland_n or_o tenementary_a land_n call_v also_o the_o folcland_n like_o our_o farmer_n the_o other_o that_o till_v and_o manure_v his_o inland_n or_o demean_n yield_v operam_fw-la not_o censum_fw-la work_n and_o not_o rend_v and_o be_v thereupon_o call_v his_o socman_n or_o ploughman_n these_o no_o doubt_n be_v oftentimes_o his_o very_a bondman_n i_o therefore_o shall_v not_o meddle_v with_o they_o but_o will_v hold_v i_o to_o the_o first_o sort_n who_o have_v ordinary_o no_o land_n of_o their_o own_o live_v upon_o the_o outlands_n before_o mention_v of_o their_o lord_n the_o thane_n as_o custumary_a tenant_n at_o his_o will_n after_o the_o usual_a manner_n of_o that_o time_n render_v unto_o he_o a_o certain_a portion_n of_o victual_n and_o thing_n necessary_a for_o hospitality_n this_o rent_n or_o retribution_n they_o call_v feorme_v but_o the_o word_n in_o the_o saxon_a signify_v meat_n or_o victual_n and_o though_o we_o have_v ever_o since_o henry_n ii_n time_n change_v this_o reservation_n of_o victual_n into_o money_n yet_o in_o let_v our_o land_n we_o still_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o fearm_n and_o fearmer_n unto_o this_o day_n the_o quantity_n of_o the_o fearme_n or_o rent_n for_o every_o ploughland_n seem_v in_o those_o time_n to_o have_v be_v certain_a in_o every_o country_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n king_n ina_n in_o his_o 70._o law_n do_v make_v it_o so_o through_o all_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n as_o you_o may_v see_v with_o much_o more_o touch_v this_o matter_n in_o my_o glossary_n verbo_fw-la firma_n ceorl_n but_o insomuch_o as_o the_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o fruit_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o land_n thus_o manure_v by_o the_o ceorl_n or_o husbandman_n redound_v to_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o lord_n and_o not_o of_o the_o ceorl_n themselves_o the_o roman_n count_v they_o to_o be_v as_o bondman_n and_o not_o freeman_n caesar_n therefore_o speak_v of_o they_o while_o they_o be_v yet_o in_o germany_n 116._o say_v plebs_fw-la pene_fw-la servorum_fw-la habebatur_fw-la loco_fw-la that_o their_o common_a people_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n bondman_n and_o tacitus_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 132._o caeteris_fw-la seruis_fw-la mean_v these_o ceorl_n or_o husbandman_n non_fw-la in_fw-la nostrum_fw-la morem_fw-la descriptis_fw-la per_fw-la familiam_fw-la ministeriis_fw-la utuntur_fw-la svam_fw-la cuique_fw-la sedem_fw-la suos_fw-la penates_fw-la regit_fw-la frumenti_fw-la modum_fw-la dominus_fw-la aut_fw-la pecoris_fw-la aut_fw-la vestis_fw-la ut_fw-la colono_fw-la injungit_fw-la et_fw-fr servus_n hactenus_fw-la paret_fw-la but_o this_o service_n be_v no_o bondage_n for_o the_o ceorl_n or_o husbandman_n may_v as_o well_o leave_v this_o land_n at_o his_o will_n as_o the_o lord_n may_v put_v he_o from_o it_o at_o his_o will_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v provide_v by_o the_o law_n of_o ina_n 65._o in_o what_o manner_n he_o shall_v leave_v the_o land_n when_o he_o depart_v from_o it_o to_o another_o place_n and_o the_o writ_n of_o waste_n in_o fitz-herbert_n c._n seem_v to_o show_v that_o they_o may_v depart_v if_o they_o be_v not_o then_o well_o use_v it_o be_v apparent_a also_o that_o the_o ceorl_n be_v of_o free_a condition_n for_o that_o his_o person_n be_v value_v as_o a_o member_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n in_o the_o law_n of_o aethelstan_n weregild_n and_o his_o least_o valuation_n be_v there_o reckon_v to_o be_v 200s._o whereas_o the_o bondman_n be_v not_o value_v at_o all_o for_o that_o he_o be_v not_o as_o i_o say_v any_o part_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o of_o his_o master_n substance_n nor_o be_v he_o capable_a of_o any_o public_a office_n but_o the_o ceorl_n though_o he_o have_v no_o land_n may_v rise_v to_o be_v the_o leader_n of_o his_o countryman_n and_o to_o use_v the_o armour_n of_o a_o thane_n or_o knight_n ibid._n viz._n a_o helmet_n a_o habergeon_n and_o a_o gilt_n sword_n and_o if_o his_o wealth_n so_o increase_v as_o that_o he_o become_v owner_n of_o five_o hide_n of_o land_n the_o valuation_n of_o his_o person_n which_o they_o call_v his_o be_v or_o weregild_n be_v increase_v to_o two_o thousand_o thrimsa_n that_o be_v six_o thousand_o shilling_n and_o be_v then_o also_o adorn_v with_o other_o mark_n of_o dignity_n he_o be_v count_v for_o a_o thane_n as_o you_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n knight's-fee_n but_o for_o all_o this_o a_o ceorl_n or_o husbandman_n though_o he_o be_v a_o freeman_n be_v not_o by_o the_o feodal_n law_n of_o that_o and_o late_a time_n capable_a of_o a_o knights-fee_n or_o land_n hold_v by_o military_a service_n and_o therefore_o what_o land_n soever_o he_o purchase_v be_v to_o be_v intend_v land_n of_o no_o such_o tenure_n and_o it_o appear_v further_a by_o the_o law_n of_o aethelstan_n that_o the_o five_o hide_n of_o land_n before_o mention_v purchase_v by_o the_o ceorl_n be_v descendable_a to_o his_o posterity_n which_o show_v also_o that_o they_o be_v not_o feodal_a land_n for_o that_o feud_n at_o that_o time_n be_v not_o here_o descendable_a as_o we_o have_v often_o declare_v so_o that_o i_o hope_v i_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o ceorl_n or_o husbandman_n among_o the_o saxon_n hold_v no_o land_n by_o our_o tenure_n of_o knight-service_n chap._n viii_o of_o thanes_z and_o their_o several_a kind_n see_v then_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o question_n will_v rest_v whole_o upon_o the_o
charta_fw-la scripta_fw-la est_fw-la anno_fw-la dominicae_fw-la incarnationis_fw-la 958._o ethelredus_fw-la ethelredi_n mundi_fw-la denique_fw-la status_fw-la christi_fw-la moderatoris_fw-la disponente_fw-la etc._n etc._n ego_fw-la ethelredus_fw-la totius_fw-la albionis_fw-la basileus_n cuidam_fw-la mihi_fw-la obsequentium_fw-la aethelwoldo_n vocitatione_n pro_fw-la ejus_fw-la placabili_fw-la obsequio_fw-la quandam_fw-la terrae_fw-la particulam_fw-la i._n e._n decem_o manentia_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la quem_fw-la coloni_fw-la maningforde_n appellant_n in_o perpetuam_fw-la concedo_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la quatenus_fw-la ille_fw-la bene_fw-la perfruatur_fw-la ac_fw-la prosper_v possideat_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la presenti_fw-la fruitur_fw-la vita_fw-la &_o post_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la suae_fw-la terminum_fw-la cuicunque_fw-la sibi_fw-la placuerit_fw-la haeredi_fw-la derelinquat_fw-la sit_fw-la autem_fw-la praesata_fw-la terra_fw-la liberrima_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la munduali_fw-la obstaculo_fw-la cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la pertinentibus_fw-la in_o campis_fw-la &_o pascuis_fw-la pratisque_fw-la ac_fw-la cursibus_fw-la aquarum_fw-la tribus_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la causis_fw-la exceptis_fw-la i._n e._n expeditione_n pontis_fw-la arcisve_fw-la restauratione_fw-la si_fw-mi quis_fw-la autem_fw-la hanc_fw-la donationem_fw-la pervertere_fw-la studuerit_fw-la perpetuae_fw-la maledictionis_fw-la incurrat_fw-la reatum_fw-la &_o gehennae_fw-la aeternum_fw-la sustineat_fw-la incendium_fw-la nisi_fw-la mortis_fw-la ante_fw-la exitum_fw-la hanc_fw-la praesumptionem_fw-la emendare_fw-la curaverit_fw-la istis_fw-la terminis_fw-la ambitur_fw-la praefata_fw-la tellus_fw-la ær_v of_o eastreƿeardan_n etc._n etc._n so_o king_n ethelred_n in_o the_o charter_n to_o his_o thane_n sealwyne_n grant_v five_o cassato_n in_o readdn_n cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n cuicunque_fw-la sibi_fw-la libuerit_fw-la cleronomo_fw-la direlinquat_fw-la haereditate_fw-la etc._n etc._n sit_fw-la autem_fw-la istud_fw-la praefatum_fw-la rus_fw-la liberrimum_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la mundali_fw-la obstaculo_fw-la in_o magnis_fw-la ac_fw-la modicis_fw-la campis_fw-la pascuis_fw-la pratis_fw-la tribus_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la rationabiliter_fw-la rebus_fw-la exceptis_fw-la quae_fw-la 7._o usuali_fw-la ritu_fw-la observantur_fw-la i._n e._n cum_fw-la glomerata_fw-la sibi_fw-la expeditioni_fw-la compulerit_fw-la populari_fw-la commilitonum_fw-la confligere_fw-la castra_fw-la atque_fw-la cum_fw-la sua_fw-la petivit_fw-la pontis_fw-la titubantia_fw-la muniri_fw-la vada_fw-la ac_fw-la cum_fw-la concinni_fw-la turma_fw-la urbium_fw-la indigent_a muniri_fw-la stabiliter_fw-la septa_fw-la etc._n etc._n dat._n anno_fw-la dominicae_fw-la incarnate_a 1014._o indict_v 12._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o in_o nomine_fw-la dei_fw-la almi_fw-la &_o agiae_fw-la sophiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n idcirco_fw-la ego_fw-la cnute_n rex_fw-la anglorum_fw-la gubernator_fw-la &_o rector_n quandam_fw-la ruris_fw-la portionem_fw-la decem_fw-la &_o septem_fw-la viz._n terrae_fw-la mansas_fw-la illo_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la ubi_fw-la jamdudum_fw-la solicolae_fw-la illius_fw-la regionis_fw-la nomen_fw-la imposuerunt_fw-la at_o abbodesbury_n meo_fw-la fideli_fw-la ministro_fw-la quem_fw-la notis_fw-la affine_n orc_n appellare_fw-la solent_fw-la in_fw-la perpetuam_fw-la confirmo_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la quatenus_fw-la ille_fw-la bene_fw-la perfruatur_fw-la ac_fw-la perpetualiter_fw-la possideat_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la deus_fw-la per_fw-la svam_fw-la ineffabilem_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la vitam_fw-la illi_fw-la &_o vitalem_fw-la spiritum_fw-la concedere_fw-la voluerit_fw-la deinde_fw-la namque_fw-la sibi_fw-la succedenti_fw-la cuicunque_fw-la voluerit_fw-la cleronomi_fw-la jure_fw-la haereditario_fw-la derelinquat_fw-la ceu_fw-la supra_fw-la diximus_fw-la in_o aeternam_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la maneat_fw-la igitur_fw-la hoc_fw-la nostrum_fw-la donum_fw-la immobile_fw-la aeterna_fw-la libertate_fw-la jocundum_fw-la cum_fw-la universis_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la eundem_fw-la locum_fw-la pertinere_fw-la dinoscuntur_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o magnis_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o modicis_fw-la rebus_fw-la in_fw-la campis_fw-la pascuis_fw-la pratis_fw-la rivulis_fw-la silvis_fw-la aquarumque_fw-la cursibus_fw-la excepto_fw-la communi_fw-la labour_v quod_fw-la omnibus_fw-la liquid_a patet_fw-la viz._n expeditione_n pontis_fw-la constructione_n arcisve_fw-la munitione_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la autem_fw-la etc._n etc._n confess_v and_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n grant_v dvas_fw-la mansas_fw-la &_o dimidiam_fw-la in_o wudeton_n etc._n etc._n to_o thola_n widow_n of_o the_o foresay_a orc_n who_o in_o a_o saxon_a charter_n he_o call_v his_o man_n that_o be_v his_o thane_n say_v thus_o in_o aeternam_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la concedo_fw-la quatenus_fw-la illa_fw-la habeat_fw-la &_o perpetualiter_fw-la possideat_fw-la hanc_fw-la meam_fw-la regalem_fw-la donationem_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la vivat_fw-la &_o post_fw-la obitum_fw-la suum_fw-la cuicunque_fw-la voluerit_fw-la haeredi_fw-la relinquat_fw-la sit_fw-la autem_fw-la praefatum_fw-la rus_fw-la liberum_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la seculari_fw-la gravedine_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o magnis_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o modicis_fw-la rebus_fw-la in_fw-la campis_fw-la pascuis_fw-la pratis_fw-la silvis_fw-la aquarumque_fw-la decursibus_fw-la tribus_fw-la exceptis_fw-la quae_fw-la omnibus_fw-la hominibus_fw-la communia_fw-la sunt_fw-la viz._n expeditione_n pontis_fw-la arcisve_fw-la restauratione_fw-la after_o all_o these_o i_o will_v yet_o add_v one_o other_o of_o king_n eadgar_n have_v somewhat_o of_o note_n above_o the_o rest_n as_o anon_o we_o shall_v observe_v it_o be_v make_v to_o the_o new_a monastery_n of_o hide_n near_o winchester_n in_o these_o word_n edgar_n ult_n annuente_fw-la altitoni_fw-la moderatoris_fw-la imperio_fw-la etc._n etc._n ego_fw-la edgar_n totius_fw-la britanniae_fw-la basileus_fw-la quasdam_fw-la villa_n ut_fw-la nominantur_fw-la dunketone_n habens_fw-la quinque_fw-la hidas_fw-la terrae_fw-la &_o ecclesiam_fw-la sueyse_fw-mi cum_fw-la 28._o hydis_fw-la terrae_fw-la etc._n etc._n concedo_fw-la in_o puram_fw-la &_o perpetuam_fw-la eleemosynam_fw-la novae_fw-la wintoniensi_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la beato_fw-la petro_n apostolorum_fw-la principi_fw-la dicatae_fw-la etc._n etc._n cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la utensilibus_fw-la pratis_fw-la viz._n pascuis_fw-la rivulis_fw-la aeterna_fw-la largita_fw-la sint_fw-la haereditate_fw-la etc._n etc._n sint_fw-la autem_fw-la praedictae_fw-la villae_fw-la rus_fw-la mansiones_fw-la terrae_fw-la rivuli_fw-la omni_fw-la terrenae_fw-la servitutis_fw-la jugo_fw-la liberae_fw-la imperpetuum_fw-la tribus_fw-la exceptis_fw-la rata_fw-la viz._n expeditione_n pontis_fw-la arcisve_fw-la restauratione_fw-la si_fw-mi quis_fw-la autem_fw-la hanc_fw-la nostram_fw-la donationem_fw-la in_o aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la constituimus_fw-la transfer_v voluerit_fw-la privatus_fw-la consortio_fw-la sanctae_fw-la dei_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la aeternis_fw-la baratri_fw-la incendiis_fw-la etc._n etc._n puniatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n whatsoever_o the_o phrase_n be_v in_o the_o saxon_a original_a for_o i_o take_v this_o to_o be_v a_o translation_n of_o the_o norman_a time_n it_o here_o make_v the_o land_n to_o be_v give_v in_o franckalmoign_n but_o without_o mention_n of_o tenendum_fw-la and_o yet_o show_v that_o they_o be_v tie_v to_o expedition_n etc._n etc._n yea_o and_o call_v it_o notwithstanding_o puram_fw-la eleemosynam_fw-la whereas_o though_o in_o libera_fw-la eleemosyna_fw-la a_o rent_n in_o old_a deed_n have_v sometime_o be_v reserve_v yet_o can_v it_o not_o be_v call_v pura_fw-la if_o any_o rent_n or_o service_n at_o all_o be_v reserve_v to_o the_o donor_n i_o have_v recite_v these_o charter_n the_o more_o at_o large_a for_o that_o they_o apparent_o discover_v by_o many_o reason_n which_o we_o shall_v set_v forth_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n that_o the_o thanes_z possess_v not_o their_o thaneland_n either_o by_o any_o feodal_a service_n or_o by_o way_n of_o tenure_n chap._n x._o observation_n upon_o the_o precedent_n charter_n show_v that_o the_o thaneland_n or_o expedition_n be_v not_o feodal_a or_o do_v lie_v in_o tenure_n these_o charter_n present_a unto_o we_o the_o general_a manner_n of_o grant_v and_o possess_v of_o thaneland_n among_o the_o saxon_n during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o monarchy_n till_o the_o very_a come_n of_o the_o norman_n and_o there_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o they_o as_o in_o other_o before_o mention_v what_o hereafter_o follow_v war_n first_o that_o the_o word_n thane_n which_o be_v here_o and_o usual_o interpret_v minister_n that_o be_v a_o officer_n or_o servant_n of_o ðenian_n servire_fw-la note_v nothing_o belong_v proper_o to_o the_o war_n and_o be_v not_o therefore_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o bracton_n fanci_v the_o word_n barones_n to_o be_v quasi_fw-la robur_fw-la belli_fw-la or_o to_o import_v any_o matter_n either_o of_o feodal_n service_n or_o of_o tenure_n etc._n second_o that_o as_o we_o have_v former_o observe_v upon_o other_o charter_n so_o there_o be_v not_o in_o any_o of_o these_o now_o produce_v one_o word_n either_o of_o tenure_n or_o of_o feodal_n signification_n which_o present_o after_o the_o conquest_n become_v innumerable_a as_o bring_v in_o by_o the_o conqueror_n yet_o well_o may_v it_o be_v that_o edward_n the_o confessor_n have_v his_o education_n in_o normandy_n may_v as_o traveller_n use_v to_o do_v bring_v some_o norman_a word_n and_o manner_n into_o england_n tenere_fw-la three_o that_o instead_o of_o tenere_fw-la and_o tenendum_fw-la by_o which_o the_o norman_a feudist_n imply_v a_o clientary_a if_o not_o servile_a dependence_n that_o the_o tenant_n have_v upon_o the_o lord_n the_o saxon_n use_v habeat_fw-la possideat_fw-la fruatur_fw-la or_o perfruatur_fw-la and_o elsewhere_o gaudeat_fw-la word_n of_o freedom_n and_o immunity_n so_o likewise_o for_o tenementa_fw-la signify_v thing_n hold_v of_o a_o superior_a proprietary_n they_o use_v mansas_fw-la manentia_fw-la and_o mansiones_fw-la à _fw-la manendo_fw-la as_o place_n of_o abode_n or_o casatas_fw-la à _fw-la casa_fw-la for_o a_o dwellinghouse_n otherwise_o call_v hyda_o quasi_fw-la tectum_fw-la à _fw-la tegendo_fw-la include_v
every_o feodal_a lord_n and_o not_o begin_v in_o france_n till_o feud_n be_v there_o make_v hereditary_a by_o hugh_n capet_n nor_o in_o england_n till_o william_n the_o conqueror_n do_v the_o like_a as_o before_o appear_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v to_o preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o tenure_n and_o of_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o tenant_n by_o make_v every_o new_a tenant_n at_o his_o entry_n to_o recognize_v the_o interest_n of_o his_o lord_n lest_o that_o the_o feud_n be_v now_o hereditary_a and_o new_a heir_n continual_o succeed_v into_o it_o they_o may_v by_o little_a and_o little_o forget_v their_o duty_n and_o substract_v the_o service_n deny_v at_o last_o the_o tenure_n itself_o we_o see_v at_o this_o day_n frequent_a example_n of_o it_o for_o by_o neglect_v of_o do_v homage_n and_o those_o service_n tenor_n usual_o be_v forget_v and_o so_o revolve_v to_o the_o king_n by_o ignoramus_n to_o the_o great_a evil_n of_o their_o posterity_n that_o neglect_v it_o homage_n but_o the_o saxon_n have_v only_o two_o kind_n of_o land_n bocland_n and_o folcland_n neither_o of_o they_o can_v be_v subject_a unto_o homage_n for_o the_o bocland_n which_o belong_v proper_o to_o their_o great_a thanes_z though_o it_o be_v hereditary_a yet_o be_v it_o alodium_fw-la and_o libera_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la seculari_fw-la gravedine_fw-la as_o before_o be_v show_v and_o thereby_o free_a from_o homage_n and_o the_o folcland_n be_v not_o otherwise_o grant_v by_o the_o king_n or_o his_o thanes_z than_o at_o will_n or_o for_o year_n or_o for_o life_n the_o tenant_n of_o it_o be_v not_o to_o do_v any_o homage_n for_o it_o for_o justice_n littleton_n 90._o bid_v we_o note_n that_o none_o shall_v do_v homage_n but_o such_o as_o have_v a_o estate_n in_o fee_n simple_a or_o fee_n tail_n etc._n etc._n for_o say_v he_o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n in_o law_n that_o he_o which_o have_v a_o estate_n but_o for_o term_n of_o life_n shall_v neither_o do_v homage_n nor_o take_v homage_n but_o admit_v the_o saxon_n have_v the_o ceremony_n of_o do_v homage_n among_o they_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o a_o certain_a mark_n of_o knights-service_n for_o it_o be_v usual_a also_o in_o socage-tenure_n and_o in_o elder_a age_n as_o well_o a_o personal_a duty_n as_o a_o praedial_a that_o be_v do_v to_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n either_o by_o compulsion_n for_o subjection_n or_o voluntary_a for_o their_o protection_n without_o receive_v any_o feud_n or_o other_o grant_n of_o land_n or_o benefit_n from_o they_o and_o he_o or_o they_o which_o in_o this_o manner_n put_v themselves_o into_o the_o homage_n of_o another_o for_o protection_n sake_n be_v then_o call_v homines_fw-la svi_fw-la and_o say_v commendare_fw-la se_fw-la in_o manus_fw-la ejus_fw-la or_o commendare_fw-la se_fw-la illi_fw-la and_o be_v thereupon_o sometime_o call_v homines_fw-la ejus_fw-la commendati_fw-la and_o sometime_o commendati_fw-la without_o homines_fw-la as_o in_o doomsday_n often_o spirawiâ—_n though_o we_o have_v lose_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o phrase_n yet_o we_o use_v it_o even_o to_o this_o day_n commend_v i_o unto_o such_o a_o man_n which_o import_v as_o much_o as_o our_o new_a compliment_n take_v up_o from_o beyond_o the_o sea_n let_v he_o know_v that_o i_o be_o his_o servant_n see_v the_o quotation_n here_o annex_v and_o note_n that_o though_o the_o saxon_n do_v as_o we_o at_o this_o day_n call_v their_o servant_n and_o follower_n homines_fw-la suos_fw-la their_o man_n yet_o we_o no_o where_o find_v the_o word_n tenure_n or_o the_o ceremony_n of_o homage_n among_o they_o nor_o any_o speech_n of_o do_v or_o of_o respiting_a homage_n chap._n xxi_o what_o manner_n of_o fealty_n among_o the_o saxon_n fealty_n so_o for_o fealty_n if_o we_o shall_v apply_v every_o oath_n swear_v by_o servant_n and_o vassal_n for_o fidelity_n to_o their_o lord_n to_o belong_v unto_o fealty_n we_o may_v bring_v it_o from_o that_o which_o abraham_n impose_v upon_o his_o servant_n put_v thy_o hand_n under_o my_o thigh_n and_o swear_v etc._n etc._n for_o the_o saxon_n abound_v with_o oath_n in_o this_o kind_n follow_v therein_o their_o ancestor_n the_o german_n who_o as_o tacitus_n 46._o say_v take_v praecipuum_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la a_o principal_a oath_n to_o defend_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o territory_n under_o who_o they_o live_v and_o to_o ascribe_v their_o own_o valour_n to_o his_o glory_n so_o likewise_o the_o homines_fw-la commendati_fw-la before_o mention_v yea_o the_o famuli_fw-la ministeriale_n and_o household_n servant_n of_o noble_a person_n be_v in_o ancient_a time_n and_o within_o the_o memory_n of_o our_o father_n swear_v to_o be_v faithful_a to_o their_o lord_n fee_n these_o and_o such_o other_o be_v ancient_o the_o oath_n of_o fealty_n but_o illud_fw-la postremo_fw-la observandum_fw-la say_v bignonius_n a_o learned_a frenchman_n of_o the_o king_n be_v great_a council_n fidelitatem_fw-la hodie_fw-la quidem_fw-la feudi_fw-la causa_fw-la tantum_fw-la praestari_fw-la show_v far_o that_o fealty_n be_v first_o make_v to_o prince_n by_o the_o commendati_fw-la and_o fideles_fw-la without_o any_o feud_n give_v unto_o they_o and_o that_o the_o prince_n afterward_o do_v many_o time_n grant_v unto_o they_o feuda_fw-la vacantia_fw-la as_o to_o their_o servant_n but_o whether_o the_o oath_n of_o fealty_n be_v so_o bring_v in_o upon_o feodal_a tenant_n or_o be_v in_o use_n before_o he_o do_v not_o determine_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o hereby_o appear_v that_o fealty_n in_o those_o day_n be_v personal_a as_o well_o as_o feodal_n or_o praedial_a which_o impose_v a_o necessity_n upon_o they_o of_o the_o contrary_a part_n in_o the_o report_n that_o if_o they_o meet_v with_o fealty_n among_o the_o saxon_n they_o must_v show_v it_o to_o be_v feodal_n and_o not_o personal_a for_o otherwise_o it_o maintain_v not_o their_o assertion_n i_o will_v help_v they_o with_o a_o pattern_n of_o fealty_n in_o those_o time_n where_o oswald_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n grant_v the_o land_n of_o his_o bishopric_n to_o many_o and_o sundry_a person_n for_o three_o life_n reserve_v a_o multitude_n of_o service_n to_o be_v do_v by_o they_o and_o bind_v they_o to_o swear_v that_o as_o long_o as_o they_o hold_v those_o land_n they_o shall_v continue_v in_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o bishop_n with_o all_o subjection_n i_o take_v this_o to_o be_v a_o oath_n of_o fealty_n but_o we_o must_v consider_v whether_o it_o be_v personal_a or_o praedial_a if_o personal_a it_o nothing_o then_o concern_v tenor_n and_o consequent_o not_o our_o question_n if_o praedial_a then_o must_v it_o be_v inherent_a to_o the_o land_n which_o here_o it_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v but_o to_o arise_v by_o way_n of_o contract_n and_o be_v praedial_a must_v either_o be_v feodal_n as_o for_o land_n hold_v by_o knight-service_n or_o colonical_a as_o for_o land_n in_o socage_n if_o we_o say_v it_o be_v feodal_n then_o must_v there_o be_v homage_n also_o as_o well_o as_o fealty_n for_o homage_n be_v inseparable_a from_o a_o feud_n by_o knight-service_n but_o the_o estate_n here_o grant_v by_o oswald_n be_v no_o great_a than_o for_o life_n the_o grantee_n must_v not_o as_o we_o have_v show_v either_o make_v or_o take_v homage_n and_o be_v last_o but_o colonical_a or_o in_o socage_n it_o be_v no_o fruit_n of_o a_o tenure_n in_o capite_fw-la by_o knight-service_n nor_o belong_v therefore_o to_o our_o question_n so_o that_o if_o fealty_n be_v find_v among_o the_o saxon_n yet_o can_v it_o not_o be_v find_v to_o be_v a_o fruit_n of_o knight-service_n in_o capite_fw-la as_o the_o report_n pretend_v it_o see_v fidelitas_fw-la in_o my_o glossary_n chap._n xxii_o no_o escuage_z among_o the_o saxon_n what_o in_o the_o empire_n 〈…〉_z the_o word_n scutagium_fw-la and_o that_o of_o escuage_z be_v of_o such_o novelty_n beyond_o the_o sea_n as_o i_o find_v it_o not_o among_o the_o feudist_n no_o not_o among_o the_o french_a or_o norman_n themselves_o much_o less_o among_o the_o saxon_n yet_o i_o meet_v with_o a_o ancient_a law_n in_o the_o novella_n of_o constantine_n porphyrogenita_n emperor_n of_o greece_n in_o the_o year_n 780._o that_o give_v a_o specimen_fw-la of_o it_o though_o not_o the_o name_n 7._o quaedam_fw-la esse_fw-la praedia_fw-la militaria_fw-la quibus_fw-la cohaereat_fw-la onus_fw-la militiae_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la possessorem_fw-la necesse_fw-la sit_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la militiam_fw-la comparare_fw-la domino_fw-la indicante_fw-la delectum_fw-la vel_fw-la si_fw-la nolit_fw-la aut_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la delectum_fw-la exhibere_fw-la certam_fw-la eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la fisco_fw-la dependere_fw-la quae_fw-la feudorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la lex_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v certain_a land_n to_o which_o the_o burden_n of_o warfare_n be_v so_o adherent_a that_o every_o owner_n of_o they_o be_v tie_v upon_o summons_n make_v by_o his_o lord_n to_o make_v his_o appearance_n therein_o or_o else_o to_o pay_v certain_a money_n by_o way_n
heir_n upon_o every_o gift_n grant_v and_o alienation_n though_o no_o word_n be_v speak_v of_o they_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o feodal-law_n from_o whence_o all_o that_o part_n of_o our_o common-law_n that_o concern_v tee_fw-mi and_o tenor_n have_v original_a and_o which_o our_o common-law_n also_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v always_o due_a ....._o 〈…〉_z those_o that_o thus_o receive_v their_o territory_n from_o the_o king_n be_v say_v to_o hold_v they_o in_o capite_fw-la for_o that_o the_o king_n be_v caput_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o be_v thereupon_o call_v capitanei_fw-la regis_fw-la and_o capitanei_fw-la regni_fw-la otherwise_o barones_n regis_n the_o king_n man_n tenant_n or_o vassal_n who_o have_v all_o the_o land_n divide_v among_o they_o save_v that_o which_o the_o king_n reserve_v to_o himself_o as_o sacrum_n patrimonium_fw-la be_v also_o call_v pares_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o be_v always_o upon_o commandment_n about_o the_o person_n of_o the_o king_n to_o defend_v he_o and_o his_o 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his_o land_n rent_n or_o service_n be_v withhold_v or_o withdraw_v profit_n by_o ward_n marriage_n and_o relief_n as_o they_o fall_v tribute_n by_o way_n of_o aid_n to_o make_v his_o elder_a son_n a_o knight_n to_o marry_v his_o elder_a daughter_n 133._o ransom_n himself_o be_v take_v prisoner_n yea_o in_o some_o place_n to_o be_v a_o hostage_n for_o his_o lord_n sustenance_n ibid._n that_o be_v fall_v into_o poverty_n according_a to_o that_o in_o the_o canon_n law_n speak_v of_o a_o patron_n alatur_fw-la egenus_fw-la counsel_n and_o advice_n in_o which_o respect_n the_o tenant_n be_v bind_v ordinary_o once_o in_o every_o three_o week_n to_o come_v to_o his_o lord_n court_n and_o there_o as_o a_o judge_n with_o other_o of_o his_o peer_n to_o censure_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o signiory_n and_o to_o direct_v his_o lord_n as_o the_o cause_n occurrent_a do_v require_v and_o always_o to_o keep_v his_o counsel_n this_o to_o the_o mean_a lord_n be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o king_n be_v great_a court_n or_o counsel_n call_v afterward_o a_o parlyment_n fidelity_n for_o
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jejuni_fw-la leges_fw-la &_o judicia_fw-la decernant_fw-la and_o in_o the_o council_n of_o salegunstad_n it_o be_v after_o decree_v ut_fw-la lectio_fw-la nicaeni_n concilii_fw-la recitetur_fw-la which_o be_v do_v in_o the_o word_n aforesaid_a the_o same_o be_v likewise_o there_o confirm_v according_a to_o this_o in_o the_o law_n of_o carolus_n magnus_n the_o emperor_n it_o be_v ordain_v 4._o logobard_v lib._n 2._o ut_fw-la judices_fw-la jejuni_fw-la causas_fw-la audiant_fw-la &_o discernant_fw-la and_o again_o in_o the_o 38._o capitular_o caroli_n &_o lodovici_n ne_fw-la placitum_fw-la 4._o comes_fw-la habeat_fw-la nisi_fw-la jejunus_fw-la where_o the_o word_n come_v according_a to_o the_o phrase_n of_o that_o time_n be_v use_v for_o judex_n as_o elsewhere_o we_o have_v at_o large_a declare_v to_o the_o same_o effect_n be_v the_o capitular_a ad_fw-la legem_fw-la salicus_fw-la and_o out_o of_o these_o and_o such_o other_o constitution_n arise_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n 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john_n baptist_n all-saint_n and_o the_o day_n after_o though_o not_o a_o feast_n call_v all-soul_n when_o
richard_n tribunus_n regis_n or_o marshal_n to_o king_n henry_n ii_o 166._o hundrador_n 51._o hundred_o their_o original_n 50._o hundred_o court_n 51._o hunt_v forbid_v to_o clergyman_n 109_o 112_o 113_o 114_o 115._o hide_n what_o 17._o when_o disuse_v 4â—_n i_o ibreney_n rad._n de_o 190._o iceni_n 135._o eorum_fw-la nomina_fw-la &_o derivatio_fw-la ibid._n icenia_n 135._o ejusdem_fw-la termini_fw-la ibid._n coelum_fw-la &_o solum_fw-la 13â—_n ina_n king_n of_o the_o west_n saxon_n adjust_v the_o quantity_n of_o rent_n for_o every_o ploughland_n 15._o by_o who_o advice_n he_o make_v his_o law_n 61._o make_v a_o strict_a law_n against_o work_v on_o sunday_n 57_o ingolsthorp_n 146._o inland_a what_o 12._o intwood_n 157._o k._n john_n magna_fw-la charta_fw-la 63._o john_n marshal_z to_z king_n henry_n i._n 165._o irregularity_n of_o clergyman_n wherein_o it_o consist_v 109_o 112._o i_o shall_z fluvius_fw-la unde_fw-la dictus_fw-la 135._o ejusdem_fw-la aestus_fw-la 139._o islepe_o sim_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 90._o jury_n take_v out_o of_o several_a hundred_o in_o a_o county_n 53._o jurour_n prohibit_v to_o have_v meat_n etc._n etc._n till_o agree_v of_o their_o verdict_n 89._o jus_fw-la gentium_fw-la 2._o justice_n of_o eure_n when_o institute_v 27._o justinian_n the_o emperor_n when_o he_o flourish_v 129._o he_o prohibit_v clergyman_n to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o wi_n ibid._n justitium_fw-la what_o 72._o k_o keninghall_n 158._o kent_n the_o custom_n of_o gavelkind_n in_o that_o county_n 43._o kettringham_n 15â—_n the_o king_n the_o fountain_n of_o all_o feud_n and_o tenor_n 1â—_n the_o king_n to_o have_v his_o tenant_n land_n till_o the_o heir_n have_v do_v homage_n 3â—_n the_o king_n universal_a lord_n of_o his_o whole_a territory_n 37._o ancient_o grant_v church_n to_o layman_n 115_o knight_n what_o among_o the_o saxon_n 51_o 58._o why_o there_o be_v but_o two_o knight_n of_o the_o shire_n for_o a_o county_n 64._o knight's-fee_n 3_o 4_o 51_o 58._o when_o introduce_v 45._o the_o number_n of_o they_o ibid._n the_o value_n of_o a_o knights-fee_n ibid._n knight-service_n 2_o 7._o kymberley_n 158._o s_o sacha_n &_o soca_n what_o in_o the_o saxon_a tongue_n 51._o salique_n bring_v the_o german_a feodal_a right_n into_o france_n 5._o shall_v in_o norfolk_n 151._o sandringham_n 146._o sanhadrim_n when_o and_o where_o the_o judge_n of_o it_o sit_v 75._o satrapy_n among_o the_o saxon_n 50._o saxon_n the_o first_o planter_n of_o the_o german_a rite_n in_o great_a britain_n 5._o their_o charter_n translate_v 7._o the_o manner_n of_o make_v their_o conveyance_n 8_o distinction_n of_o person_n among_o they_o 11._o how_o many_o degree_n of_o honour_n they_o have_v 16._o how_o they_o hold_v their_o land_n 40._o what_o oblige_v they_o to_o so_o many_o kind_n of_o service_n ibid._n saxon_n very_o much_o give_v to_o drunkenness_n 89._o when_o they_o take_v possession_n of_o england_n 100_o they_o sweep_v away_o the_o roman_a law_n there_o 101_o yet_o take_v somewhat_o from_o they_o 102._o why_o their_o law_n be_v not_o at_o first_o put_v in_o writing_n ibid._n when_o they_o have_v write_v law_n ibid._n the_o use_n of_o will_n unknown_a to_o the_o ancient_a saxon_n 127._o our_o saxon_n observe_v the_o civil_a law_n in_o their_o will_n 128._o scutagium_fw-la 36_o 37._o sedgeford_n 146._o segrave_n nicholas_n marshal_v of_o england_n 167._o seignory_n wherein_o it_o consist_v 2._o service_n how_o many_o sort_n of_o they_o upon_o land_n 17._o personal_a service_n 40._o praedial_a ibid._n alodial_a ibid._n beneficiary_n ibid._n colonical_a ibid._n servitia_fw-la militaria_fw-la what_o 46._o the_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o servitutes_fw-la militares_fw-la ibid._n seymour_n edward_n duke_n of_o somerset_n nephew_n of_o king_n edw._n vi_o 169._o make_a lord_n treasurer_n and_o earl_n marshal_n of_o england_n ibid._n shardlow_n joh_n justice_n of_o oyer_n have_v a_o licence_n to_o hear_v cause_n on_o a_o festival_n 95_o 96._o sharnburn_n 146._o history_n of_o the_o family_n 189_o etc._n etc._n shelton_n 156._o shouldham_n 142._o shire_n gemot_a what_o 53._o signioral_a authority_n what_o 6â—_n snetsham_n 146_o 189_o 190_o etc._n etc._n socage_n 3_o 7_o 33_o 43._o socman_n 1â—_n 15_o 57_o sprowston_n 153._o stanchow_n 146_o 19â—_n star_n chamber_n court_n 94_o 95._o stigand_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n depose_v 119._o stock-chappel_n 146._o stow-bardolfe_a 140._o strangbow_n gilb_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n and_o marshal_n of_o the_o king_n palace_n 165._o suitor_n of_o the_o hundred_o 51._o when_o and_o by_o who_o call_v at_o this_o day_n ibid._n summons_n the_o manner_n of_o it_o in_o the_o empire_n 36._o sunday_n how_o exempt_v from_o law_n suit_n 76._o sustenance_n what_o 59_o swasham_n 141._o swainmote-court_n 85._o syndici_fw-la who_o 63_o 64._o synod_n of_o eanham_n when_o hold_v 78._o t_o talbot_n george_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n 171._o execute_v the_o office_n of_o lord_n high_a steward_n of_o england_n ibid._n tallagium_fw-la 60._o tasburg_n 156._o tassilo_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n do_v homage_n to_o king_n pipin_n 34._o tenant_n land_n of_o how_o many_o sort_n 4._o tenant_n by_o knight-service_n 4._o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la 10._o tenant_n in_o menalty_n ibid._n tenant_n paraval_n ibid._n tenant_n land_n or_o the_o tenancy_n 12._o tenant_n what_o they_o be_v in_o ancient_a time_n 51._o tenant_n in_o socage_n 57_o tenant_n force_v to_o pay_v a_o fine_a upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o a_o daughter_n 60._o to_o furnish_v their_o lord_n with_o provision_n ibid._n to_o present_v they_o with_o gratuity_n ibid._n tenure_n in_o capite_fw-la 2._o by_o knight-service_n 4_o 7._o the_o original_a of_o tenor_n 4._o tenure_n in_o socage_n 4_o 7._o tenor_n for_o life_n ibid._n what_o tenor_n be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o saxon_n 7._o when_o first_o use_v ibid._n no_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la among_o the_o saxon_n 10._o tenure_n in_o capite_fw-la of_o two_o sort_n ibid._n the_o fruit_n of_o feodal_a tenor_n 24._o the_o name_n of_o tenor_n not_o use_v by_o the_o saxon_n 40._o terminus_n what_o it_o signify_v 71._o when_o the_o word_n become_v frequent_a ibid._n term_n their_o definition_n and_o etymology_n 71._o several_a acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n 70._o full_a term_n and_o puisne_n term_v ibid._n the_o original_a of_o term_n 73_o &_o 77._o two_o term_n among_o the_o welsh_a 74._o the_o term_n lay_v out_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a law_n 82._o the_o ancient_a bound_n of_o hilary-term_n 82_o 83._o of_o easter-term_n 83._o of_o trinity-term_n 84_o 85._o of_o michaelmass-term_n 85_o 86._o how_o trinity_n term_n be_v alter_v 87._o michaelmass-term_n how_o abbreviate_v 88_o why_o the_o term_n be_v sometime_o extend_v into_o the_o vacation_n 95._o terra_fw-la regis_fw-la 57_o terrae_fw-la testamentales_fw-la 12._o terrington_n 138._o tertium_fw-la denarium_fw-la 14._o testament_n and_o last_o will_v not_o in_o use_n among_o the_o ancient_a hebrew_n 127._o not_o find_v in_o scripture_n before_o christ_n time_n ibid._n express_o mention_v by_o st._n paul_n ibid._n not_o use_v by_o the_o saxon_n or_o norman_n ibid._n the_o custom_n of_o make_v will_n from_o who_o take_v up_o ibid._n how_o many_o witness_n to_o a_o will_n require_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n 128._o thane_n or_o theoden_a who_o 10_o 11._o their_o several_a kind_n 16._o not_o proper_o a_o title_n of_o dignity_n ibid._n the_o etymology_n of_o their_o name_n ibid._n the_o quality_n of_o their_o person_n ibid._n the_o nature_n of_o their_o land_n 17._o the_o word_n thane_n have_v no_o relation_n to_o war_n 21._o a_o thane_n heriot_n 31._o thaneland_n not_o subject_a to_o feodal_a service_n 18._o charter_n of_o thaneland_n grant_v by_o saxon_a king_n 19_o 20._o the_o occasion_n of_o grant_v they_o 21._o thaneland_n alienate_v ibid._n devise_a by_o will_n 22._o grant_v to_o woman_n ibid._n no_o service_n upon_o they_o but_o what_o be_v express_v ibid._n dispos_fw-mi d_o of_o at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o owner_n 23._o charge_v with_o a_o rent_n ibid._n may_v be_v restrain_v from_o alienation_n ibid._n thaneland_n and_o reveland_n what_o 38._o thani_fw-la majores_fw-la &_o minores_fw-la 16._o thani_fw-la regis_fw-la ibid._n theinge_v 50._o his_o jurisdiction_n ibid._n theowe_n and_o esne_n who_o 11._o thetford_n 158._o thokus_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr sharnburn_n 189._o thola_fw-la the_o widow_n of_o ore_n have_v a_o grant_n of_o certain_a land_n of_o k._n edw._n the_o confessor_n 20._o obtain_v a_o licence_n to_o devise_v her_o land_n and_o good_n 34._o thrimsa_n what_o 15._o thrithingreves_n or_o leidgereuâ—s_n their_o office_n and_o authority_n 52._o what_o cause_n be_v usual_o bring_v before_o '_o they_o ibid._n tribunus_n militum_fw-la rei_fw-la militaris_fw-la aut_fw-la exercitus_fw-la 165._o tribute_n 59_o trimarcesia_n what_o 3._o trinity-term_n its_o ancient_a bound_n 84_o 85._o how_o it_o be_v alter_v and_o shorten_v 87._o trinodis_fw-la necessitas_fw-la 17_o 43._o trithing_n or_o lath_n 50._o why_o so_o call_v 52._o turf_n why_o so_o call_v 139_o 140._o tydd_n
for_o some_o portion_n also_o of_o their_o out-land_n these_o be_v after_o call_v feoda_fw-it rustica_fw-la beyond_o the_o sea_n with_o we_o socage-land_n and_o be_v hold_v at_o pleasure_n of_o their_o lord_n either_o by_o render_v part_n of_o the_o profit_n thereupon_o grow_v or_o rear_v as_o victual_n especial_o in_o saxon_a call_v feorm_n etc._n etc._n whereof_o see_v the_o rate_n in_o the_o law_n of_o king_n ina_n chap._n 70._o or_o by_o do_v some_o work_n of_o husbandry_n upon_o the_o lord_n inland_n now_o call_v his_o demean_n as_o tillage_n carriage_n harvest-work_n etc._n etc._n among_o all_o these_o diversity_n of_o service_n none_o come_v so_o near_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o feud_n and_o tenor_n as_o the_o beneficiary_n do_v let_v we_o therefore_o consider_v they_o the_o more_o serious_o by_o that_o notable_a pattern_n of_o they_o leave_v unto_o we_o from_o bishop_n oswald_n who_o divide_v much_o of_o the_o land_n of_o his_o church_n of_o worcester_n into_o those_o kind_n 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acknowledgement_n of_o king_n edgar_n bounty_n and_o goodness_n to_o he_o the_o bishop_n and_o his_o church_n the_o conclusion_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o time_n a_o curse_n and_o heavy_a imprecation_n against_o all_o such_o as_o shall_v spoil_v or_o violate_v the_o same_o both_o which_o be_v long_o and_o nothing_o to_o our_o purpose_n i_o think_v convenient_a here_o to_o pretermit_v the_o rest_n be_v as_o follow_v under_o the_o title_n give_v it_o in_o the_o manuscript_n chap._n xxvi_o the_o charter_n whereby_o oswald_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n dispose_v divers_a land_n of_o his_o church_n after_o the_o feodal_n manner_n of_o that_o time_n entitle_v indiculum_fw-la libertatis_fw-la de_fw-la oswaldes-lawes-hundred_n domino_fw-la meo_fw-la charissimo_fw-la regi_fw-la anglorum_fw-la edgaro_n ego_fw-la oswaldus_n wigorniensis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la episcopus_fw-la etc._n etc._n quare_fw-la quomodo_fw-la fidos_fw-la mihi_fw-la subditos_fw-la telluribus_fw-la quae_fw-la meae_fw-la traditae_fw-la sunt_fw-la potestati_fw-la per_fw-la spatium_fw-la temporis_fw-la trium_fw-la hominum_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la duorum_fw-la post_fw-la se_fw-la haeredum_fw-la condonarem_fw-la placuit_fw-la tam_fw-la mihi_fw-la quam_fw-la ipsis_fw-la fautoribus_fw-la &_o consiliariis_fw-la meis_fw-la cum_fw-la ipsius_fw-la domini_fw-la mei_fw-la regis_fw-la licentia_fw-la &_o attestatione_n ut_fw-la fratribus_fw-la meis_fw-la successoribus_fw-la scil_n episcopis_fw-la per_fw-la chirographi_fw-la cautionem_fw-la apertius_fw-la enuclearem_fw-la ut_fw-la sciant_fw-la quid_fw-la ab_fw-la eye_n extorquere_fw-la just_a debeant_fw-la secundum_fw-la conventionem_fw-la cum_fw-la eye_n factam_fw-la &_o sponsionem_fw-la svam_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o hanc_fw-la epistolam_fw-la ob_fw-la cautelae_fw-la causam_fw-la componere_fw-la studui_fw-la nequis_fw-la malignae_fw-la cupiditatis_fw-la instinctu_fw-la hoc_fw-la sequenti_fw-la tempore_fw-la mutare_fw-la volens_fw-la abjurare_fw-la a_o servitio_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la queat_fw-la haec_fw-la itaque_fw-la conventio_fw-la cum_fw-la eye_n facta_fw-la est_fw-la ipso_fw-la domino_fw-la meo_fw-la rege_fw-la annuente_fw-la &_o sua_fw-la attestatione_n munificentae_fw-la suae_fw-la largitatem_fw-la roborante_a &_o confirmante_fw-la omnibusque_fw-la ipsius_fw-la regiminis_fw-la sapientibus_fw-la &_o principibus_fw-la attestantibus_fw-la &_o consentientibus_fw-la hoc_fw-la pacto_fw-la eye_n terras_fw-la sanctae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la sub_fw-la i_o tenere_fw-la concessi_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la omnis_fw-la equitandi_fw-la lex_fw-la ab_fw-la eye_n impleatur_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la equites_fw-la pertinet_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la pleniter_fw-la persolvant_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la jus_o ipsius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la just_a competunt_fw-la scil_n ea_fw-la quae_fw-la anglice_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la ciricsceott_n &_o toll_n id_fw-la est_fw-la thelonium_fw-la &_o tacc_n id_fw-la est_fw-la swinseade_n &_o cetera_fw-la jura_fw-la 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perform_v all_o duty_n that_o belong_v to_o horseman_n that_o they_o shall_v pay_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v due_a unto_o the_o church_n and_o perform_v all_o other_o right_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o that_o they_o shall_v swear_v to_o be_v in_o all_o humble_a subjection_n at_o the_o command_n of_o the_o bishop_n as_o long_o as_o they_o shall_v hold_v these_o land_n of_o he_o that_o as_o often_o as_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o bishop_n shall_v so_o require_v they_o shall_v present_v themselves_o to_o be_v ready_a for_o it_o and_o shall_v both_o furnish_v he_o with_o horse_n and_o ride_v themselves_o that_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n they_o shall_v be_v ready_a to_o perform_v all_o the_o work_n about_o the_o steeple_n of_o that_o church_n and_o for_o the_o build_n of_o castle_n and_o bridges_n that_o they_o shall_v ready_o help_v to_o fence_v in_o the_o bishop_n park_n and_o to_o furnish_v he_o with_o hunt_v weapon_n when_o he_o go_v a_o hunt_n that_o in_o many_o other_o case_n when_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o lord_n bishop_n shall_v require_v whether_o it_o be_v for_o his_o own_o service_n or_o for_o the_o king_n service_n they_o shall_v in_o all_o humbleness_n and_o subjection_n be_v obedient_a to_o the_o chief_a captain_n or_o leader_n of_o the_o bishopric_n for_o the_o grant_v benefit_n do_v unto_o they_o and_o the_o quantity_n of_o land_n which_o every_o one_o of_o they_o possess_v that_o after_o the_o expiration_n of_o the_o three_o life_n the_o land_n shall_v return_v again_o to_o the_o bishopric_n that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o defect_n in_o perform_v the_o premise_n by_o reason_n that_o some_o shall_v vary_v or_o break_v the_o agreement_n the_o delinquent_n shall_v make_v satisfaction_n according_a to_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o bishop_n or_o shall_v forfeit_v the_o land_n which_o he_o have_v of_o his_o gift_n i_o suppose_v that_o this_o be_v the_o common_a manner_n of_o grant_n and_o reservation_n in_o those_o
time_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o make_v otherwise_o than_o for_o life_n or_o three_o life_n for_o so_o i_o find_v they_o in_o the_o abby-book_n and_o i_o also_o suppose_v that_o they_o to_o who_o these_o land_n be_v grant_v be_v the_o thani_n episcopi_fw-la &_o thani_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la speak_v of_o in_o doomsday-book_n and_o that_o the_o land_n themselves_o be_v such_o as_o in_o the_o same_o book_n be_v usual_o call_v thain-land_n ecclesiae_fw-la episcopi_fw-la and_o abbatis_n but_o i_o see_v they_o be_v lade_v with_o many_o service_n which_o the_o land_n of_o the_o king_n thane_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o dignity_n and_o person_n be_v free_a from_o therefore_o when_o this_o very_a bishop_n by_o another_o charter_n grant_v tres_fw-la cassatas_fw-la three_o hide_n of_o land_n in_o cungle_v cuidam_fw-la ministro_fw-la regis_fw-la to_o one_o of_o the_o king_n thanes_z name_v alfwold_n and_o to_o his_o mother_n if_o she_o survive_v during_o their_o life_n he_o put_v no_o service_n upon_o the_o king_n thane_n but_o say_v plena_fw-la glorietur_fw-la libertate_fw-la excepta_fw-la expeditione_n rata_fw-la pontis_fw-la arcisve_fw-la constructione_n the_o common_a exception_n in_o grant_n unto_o the_o king_n thanes_z as_o before_z appear_z and_o yet_o the_o service_n thereby_o except_v belong_v not_o either_o to_o the_o bishop_n or_o the_o king_n himself_o otherwise_o than_o pro_fw-la bono_fw-mi publico_fw-la and_o common_a necessity_n after_o all_o this_o i_o beat_v still_o upon_o the_o old_a string_n that_o here_o yet_o be_v nothing_o to_o prove_v wardship_n or_o marriage_n or_o as_o the_o law_n then_o stand_v a_o tenure_n by_o knights-service_n for_o we_o have_v make_v it_o manifest_v that_o expedition_n and_o build_n of_o castle_n and_o bridges_n be_v no_o feodal_n service_n nor_o grow_v by_o tenure_n and_o as_o for_o these_o that_o be_v tie_v to_o ride_v and_o go_v up_o and_o down_o with_o their_o lord_n baraterius_n a_o old_a 8._o feudist_n say_v that_o a_o knight_n fee_n may_v be_v give_v so_o ut_fw-la vassallus_fw-la in_o diebus_fw-la festivis_fw-la cum_fw-la uxore_fw-la domini_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la vadat_fw-la and_o the_o feudal_a law_n itself_o infer_v as_o much_o lib._n 2._o tit._n 3._o but_o our_o bracton_n speak_v of_o our_o law_n here_o in_o england_n the_o invest_v feud_n in_o his_o time_n touch_v such_o tenant_n call_v they_o rodknight_n alias_o radknight_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 35._o nu_fw-la 6._o ut_fw-la siquis_fw-la debeat_fw-la equitare_fw-la cum_fw-la domino_fw-la svo_fw-la de_fw-la manerio_fw-la in_o manerium_fw-la and_o say_v not_o that_o it_o be_v knight-service_n but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o serjantie_n and_o that_o although_o such_o sometime_o do_v homage_n yet_o the_o lord_n shall_v not_o have_v ward_n and_o marriage_n admit_v notwithstanding_o that_o it_o be_v knight-service_n and_o that_o the_o land_n thus_o hold_v be_v knight_n fee_n during_o the_o life_n of_o the_o tenant_n yet_o where_o be_v the_o wardship_n marriage_n and_o relief_n who_o shall_v undergo_v these_o servitude_n since_o the_o tenure_n and_o all_o the_o service_n be_v determine_v with_o the_o life_n of_o the_o tenant_n chap._n xxvii_o inducement_n to_o the_o conclusion_n see_v then_o that_o neither_o the_o great_a thanes_z nor_o the_o lesser_a thanes_z among_o the_o saxon_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o our_o knight-service_n upon_o who_o then_o if_o it_o be_v in_o use_n among_o they_o do_v it_o lie_v for_o as_o touch_v the_o clergy_n it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o law_n of_o edw._n the_o confessor_n cap._n 11._o that_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n magis_fw-la in_o ecclesiae_fw-la confidebant_fw-la orationibus_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o armorum_fw-la defensionibus_fw-la and_o the_o report_n itself_o confess_v pag._n 3._o in_o pede_fw-la that_o the_o possession_n of_o bishop_n and_o abbot_n be_v first_o make_v subject_n to_o knight-service_n in_o capite_fw-la by_o william_n the_o conqueror_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n for_o their_o land_n be_v hold_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_n in_o pura_fw-la &_o libera_fw-la eleemosyna_fw-la free_a ab_fw-la omni_fw-la servitio_fw-la seculari_fw-la etc._n etc._n though_o this_o be_v not_o true_a in_o the_o latter_a part_n be_v strict_o take_v for_o no_o doubt_n their_o land_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o trinodi_fw-la necessitati_fw-la viz._n expeditioni_fw-la pontis_fw-la arcisque_fw-la constructioni_fw-la as_o before_o appear_v yet_o come_v it_o very_o fit_o to_o my_o purpose_n for_o hereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o if_o the_o trinodis_fw-la necessitas_fw-la make_v no_o tenure_n by_o knight-service_n or_o in_o capite_fw-la in_o the_o church_n land_n than_o neither_o do_v it_o in_o the_o thaneland_n as_o before_o we_o have_v show_v and_o then_o much_o less_o in_o the_o land_n of_o churl_n and_o husbandman_n common_o call_v the_o socmanni_n for_o it_o be_v agree_v on_o all_o hand_n that_o their_o land_n be_v hold_v no_o otherwise_o than_o by_o socage_n therefore_o if_o all_o kent_n in_o the_o saxon_n time_n be_v gavelkind_a then_o can_v there_o be_v no_o tenor_n by_o knight-service_n in_o all_o that_o county_n for_o glanvil_n lib._n 7._o c._n 3._o tell_v we_o that_o where_o the_o inheritance_n be_v divideable_a among_o the_o son_n it_o be_v socage_n and_o his_o reason_n be_v because_o that_o where_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o knight-service_n the_o primogenitus_fw-la succedit_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la this_o kentish_a custom_n be_v ab_fw-la initio_fw-la the_o general_a law_n of_o england_n and_o of_o all_o nation_n jew_n 2_o greek_n roman_n and_o the_o rest_n and_o so_o continue_v even_o till_o this_o day_n where_o the_o feodal_n law_n have_v not_o alter_v it_o which_o first_o happen_v here_o in_o england_n when_o the_o norman_n introduce_v their_o feud_n settle_v the_o whole_a inheritance_n of_o they_o upon_o the_o elder_a son_n which_o the_o ancient_a feodal_n law_n itself_o do_v not_o as_o we_o before_o have_v note_v till_o feud_n be_v grow_v perpetual_a the_o reason_n as_o i_o take_v it_o that_o beget_v this_o alteration_n be_v for_o that_o while_o the_o feud_n do_v descend_v in_o gavelkind_a to_o the_o son_n and_o nephew_n of_o the_o feodatorie_n the_o service_n be_v suspend_v till_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v which_o of_o the_o son_n he_o will_v have_v for_o his_o tenant_n and_o then_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o the_o party_n choose_v will_v accept_v of_o the_o feud_n or_o not_o for_o sometime_o there_o may_v be_v reason_n to_o refuse_v it_o to_o return_v where_o i_o leave_v it_o make_v to_o the_o proof_n of_o all_o this_o that_o have_v be_v say_v and_o for_o conclusion_n seem_v to_o be_v unanswerable_a that_o the_o old_a inheritance_n which_o in_o the_o saxon_n time_n belong_v to_o the_o crown_n call_v in_o doomsday_n terra_fw-la regis_fw-la and_o in_o the_o law_n book_n ancient_a demesne_n contain_v a_o great_a part_n of_o every_o county_n have_v not_o any_o land_n within_o it_o or_o within_o 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saxon_n time_n and_o consequent_o that_o our_o feudal_n law_n be_v not_o introduce_v before_o the_o conquest_n mr._n cambden_n by_o their_o own_o confession_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n and_o mr._n selden_n himself_o who_o they_o allege_v against_o i_o be_v clear_o with_o i_o as_o before_o i_o have_v show_v if_o these_o our_o three_o opinion_n avail_v nothing_o we_o have_v yet_o a_o four_o to_o strengthen_v bracton_n we_o great_a bracton_n the_o most_o learned_a in_o our_o ancient_a law_n and_o custom_n that_o have_v be_v in_o this_o kingdom_n who_o speak_v of_o forinsecum_fw-la servitium_fw-la as_o the_o genus_fw-la to_o these_o tenor_n say_v lib._n 2._o cap._n 16._o nu._n 7._o fol._n 36._o a._n that_o it_o be_v call_v regale_n servitium_fw-la quia_fw-la spectat_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la regem_fw-la &_o non_fw-la ad_fw-la alium_fw-la &_o secundum_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o conquestu_fw-la fuit_fw-la adinventum_fw-la here_o bracton_n also_o refer_v the_o invention_n to_o the_o conquest_n but_o the_o report_n wave_v his_o opinion_n as_o well_o as_o we_o notwithstanding_o