do_v such_o service_n to_o he_o and_o he_o for_o the_o same_o as_o be_v between_o they_o covenant_v or_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o feud_n sect_n 2._o that_o feud_n be_v either_o temporal_a or_o perpetual_a and_o how_o of_o feud_n some_o be_v temporal_a some_o other_o be_v perpetual_a temporal_a feud_n be_v those_o that_o be_v give_v either_o for_o term_v of_o a_o man_n life_n or_o for_o year_n or_o at_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o some_o service_n do_v or_o to_o be_v do_v such_o as_o be_v annuity_n give_v to_o lawyer_n for_o counsel_n pension_n give_v to_o physician_n for_o their_o advice_n stipend_n to_o any_o teacher_n of_o art_n and_o science_n fee_n for_o keep_v of_o tower_n and_o castle_n call_v by_o feudist_n castalia_n and_o be_v by_o littleton_n call_v castle-ward_n although_o by_o he_o it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o state_n of_o inheritance_n perpetual_a feud_n be_v right_n which_o a_o man_n have_v by_o grant_n from_o the_o sovereign_n or_o chief_a lord_n of_o the_o soil_n or_o territory_n to_o have_v hold_v use_v occupy_v and_o enjoy_v honour_n manor_n land_n tenement_n or_o hereditament_n to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o upon_o condition_n that_o the_o say_a vassal_n or_o party_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n do_v homage_n and_o fealty_n to_o his_o lord_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n for_o such_o honour_n land_n or_o hereditament_n and_o do_v he_o either_o service_n in_o war_n according_a as_o it_o be_v covenant_v between_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o vassal_n or_o such_o other_o service_n as_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o tenure_n do_v require_v or_o if_o he_o fail_v therein_o he_o shall_v either_o find_v some_o other_o in_o his_o room_n to_o do_v the_o same_o or_o else_o pay_v a_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n in_o lieu_n thereof_o although_o this_o tenure_n by_o the_o first_o creation_n thereof_o be_v perpetual_a yet_o that_o the_o sovereignty_n thereof_o shall_v not_o still_o remain_v unprofitable_a to_o the_o first_o 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in_o matter_n of_o trial_n and_o such_o other_o like_o business_n not_o regal_a be_v those_o which_o hold_v not_o immediate_o of_o the_o prince_n but_o be_v hold_v of_o such_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a state_n which_o have_v have_v their_o honour_n immediate_o from_o the_o prince_n beside_o of_o feud_n some_o be_v liege_n other_o not_o liege_n liege_n feud_n be_v they_o in_o the_o which_o the_o vassal_n or_o feodatorie_n promise_v absolute_a fealty_n or_o faith_n to_o his_o lord_n against_o all_o man_n without_o exception_n of_o the_o king_n himself_o or_o any_o other_o more_o ancient_a lord_n to_o who_o beside_o he_o owe_v allegiance_n or_o service_n of_o this_o sort_n there_o be_v none_o in_o this_o realm_n of_o england_n but_o such_o as_o be_v make_v to_o the_o king_n himself_o as_o appear_v by_o littleton_n in_o the_o title_n of_o homage_n wherein_o be_v special_o homage_n salve_fw-la le_fw-fr foy_fw-fr que_fw-fr je_fw-fr doy_fw-fr à _fw-fr nostre_fw-fr signior_n le_fw-fr 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the_o land_n a_o man_n can_v bequeath_v no_o more_o than_o his_o death_n part_n and_o if_o he_o do_v his_o bequest_n be_v void_a for_o the_o rest_n but_o in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o land_n a_o man_n may_v bequeath_v all_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n a_o man_n can_v bequeath_v nothing_o to_o a_o traitor_n or_o a_o heretic_n or_o a_o unlawful_a college_n or_o company_n unless_o perhaps_o it_o be_v for_o the_o aliment_n or_o maintenance_n of_o they_o in_o extreme_a poverty_n that_o they_o die_v not_o for_o hunger_n which_o be_v the_o work_n of_o charity_n and_o if_o he_o do_v the_o legacy_n thereof_o be_v void_a to_o all_o intent_n &_o purpose_n so_o then_o the_o probate_n of_o the_o ordinary_a in_o matter_n of_o land_n neither_o help_v nor_o hinder_v the_o right_a of_o the_o devise_n itself_o but_o be_v a_o declaration_n only_o of_o the_o dead_a man_n doom_n utter_v before_o such_o &_o such_o witness_n which_o take_v his_o strength_n not_o so_o much_o from_o the_o probate_n as_o from_o the_o law_n and_o be_v testify_v only_o by_o the_o probate_n that_o the_o same_o be_v declare_v by_o the_o testator_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o witness_n therein_o name_v to_o be_v his_o true_a and_o last_o will._n so_o that_o no_o man_n herein_o be_v to_o be_v offend_v with_o the_o ordinary_a as_o presume_v of_o a_o matter_n not_o appertain_v unto_o he_o for_o his_o testification_n in_o all_o law_n and_o conscience_n do_v belong_v unto_o he_o to_o give_v allowance_n so_o far_o unto_o the_o defunct_n will_v as_o it_o be_v avouch_v before_o he_o to_o be_v his_o last_o act_n &_o deed_n in_o that_o behalf_n but_o rather_o they_o be_v in_o this_o case_n to_o thank_v the_o ordinary_a that_o he_o by_o that_o act_n of_o he_o have_v preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o that_o which_o otherwise_o perhaps_o will_v have_v be_v lose_v and_o perish_v to_o the_o great_a hurt_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o other_o which_o have_v private_a interest_n therein_o chap._n ii_o sect_n 1._o of_o the_o care_n that_o prince_n of_o this_o realm_n have_v have_v for_o the_o due_a payment_n of_o tithe_n unto_o the_o church_n and_o the_o preserve_n of_o the_o cognisance_n thereof_o unto_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n of_o this_o land_n both_o before_o the_o conquest_n and_o since_o of_o all_o matter_n that_o appertain_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n there_o be_v no_o one_o thing_n that_o the_o prince_n of_o this_o land_n have_v make_v more_o careful_a provision_n for_o since_o there_o be_v any_o church_n government_n in_o this_o land_n than_o that_o all_o manner_n of_o tithe_n due_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v full_o and_o true_o pay_v unto_o their_o parish_n church_n where_o they_o grow_v and_o if_o they_o be_v deny_v shall_v be_v recover_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n etc._n church_n the_o great_a piety_n &_o princely_a care_n of_o our_o ancient_a king_n before_o the_o coquest_n be_v worthy_o note_v by_o the_o author_n and_o because_o it_o argue_v the_o rare_a devotion_n of_o those_o time_n we_o will_v consider_v it_o more_o perfect_o about_o the_o seven_o centurie_n ina_n king_n of_o the_o west_n saxon_n make_v this_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hpa_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ne_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v that_o the_o church-sceat_a be_v pay_v in_o at_o martlemas_n if_o any_o refuse_v to_o pay_v it_o that_o his_o penalty_n be_v forty_o shilling_n and_o the_o payment_n of_o church-sceat_a twelve_o time_n that_o which_o the_o law_n here_o call_v church-sceat_a according_a to_o the_o variety_n of_o read_v have_v be_v diverse_o interpret_v fleta_n as_o if_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d read_v church-seed_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v it_o be_v certa_fw-la mensura_fw-la bladi_fw-la trâ—tics_n etc._n etc._n so_o the_o old_a lawyer_n in_o lambert_n fuit_fw-la un_fw-fr certain_a de_fw-fr ble_a batu_n que_fw-fr chescun_fw-fr homme_fw-fr devoit_fw-fr en_fw-fr temps_fw-fr des_fw-fr briton_n &_o des_fw-fr engles_n porter_n a_o lour_v esglise_fw-fr le_fw-fr jour_fw-fr seint_a martin_n other_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d churchescet_fw-la that_o be_v the_o church_n shoot_v or_o church_n due_a which_o way_n soever_o we_o read_v the_o word_n there_o will_v be_v no_o great_a injury_n do_v to_o the_o sense_n yet_o because_o other_o thing_n beside_o corn_n have_v go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o church-sceat_a as_o the_o cock_n &_o hen_n at_o christmas_n therefore_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o last_o read_n be_v the_o best_a here_o it_o must_v signify_v a_o quantity_n of_o corn_n due_a to_o the_o church_n and_o to_o be_v pay_v in_o at_o martlemas_n why_o these_o due_n and_o other_o be_v tender_v at_o this_o feast_n hospinian_n think_v he_o have_v give_v a_o good_a reason_n but_o see_v gretser_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr festis_fw-la upon_o s._n martin_n day_n in_o the_o nine_o centurie_n king_n aethelstane_n make_v this_o law_n i_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o minum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d call_v my_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nama_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v i_o aethelstane_n king_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o wulfhelme_v my_o archbishop_n and_o my_o other_o bishop_n command_v all_o my_o reves_n through_o all_o my_o kingdom_n in_o the_o lord_n name_n and_o of_o all_o saint_n and_o for_o my_o love_n that_o in_o the_o first_o place_n they_o pay_v the_o tithe_n of_o my_o own_o revenue_n as_o well_o in_o live_a cattle_n as_o the_o yearly_a fruit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v and_o this_o to_o be_v do_v at_o the_o day_n of_o the_o behead_v of_o s._n john_n the_o baptist_n and_o that_o the_o subject_n may_v the_o more_o earnest_o intend_v the_o observation_n of_o this_o law_n the_o king_n add_v a_o pious_a exhortation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jacob_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mâ—n_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eac_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bocum_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mid_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ecelic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v furthermore_o think_v we_o with_o our_o ourselves_o what_o jacob_n the_o high_a father_n to_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o will_v give_v thou_o my_o tithe_n and_o my_o peace-offering_a and_o the_o lord_n himself_o in_o the_o gospel_n say_v to_o all_o that_o have_v it_o shall_v be_v give_v and_o they_o shall_v abound_v we_o may_v also_o bethink_v ourselves_o of_o the_o penalty_n which_o be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n that_o if_o we_o will_v not_o pay_v our_o tithe_n than_o the_o nine_o part_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o and_o the_o ten_o only_o shall_v be_v leave_v we_o and_o god_n lore_n put_v we_o in_o mind_n that_o for_o these_o earthly_a thing_n eternal_a be_v to_o be_v have_v and_o everlasting_a for_o the_o transitory_a thus_o the_o religious_a prince_n go_v on_o and_o earnest_o pursue_v the_o argument_n in_o the_o rhetoric_n of_o those_o time_n seem_v to_o intimate_v to_o his_o people_n that_o though_o no_o humane_a law_n have_v interpose_v itself_o yet_o the_o divine_a equity_n of_o this_o cause_n may_v be_v eminent_o enforce_v out_o of_o sacred_a writ_n king_n edmund_z in_o a_o synod_n hold_v at_o london_n at_o which_o be_v present_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oda_n and_o wulfstan_n
to_o any_o of_o these_o purpose_n be_v intend_v to_o the_o benefit_n of_o such_o as_o be_v legitimate_a and_o be_v next_o of_o kin_n by_o lawful_a succession_n and_o not_o by_o unlawful_a conjunction_n to_o legitimate_a he_o that_o be_v a_o bastard_n when_o there_o can_v no_o claim_n be_v make_v unto_o his_o birthright_n but_o by_o grace_n among_o the_o roman_n be_v sundry_a way_n first_o where_o the_o father_n of_o the_o bastard_n they_o be_v both_o single_a person_n marry_v the_o woman_n by_o who_o he_o beget_v the_o child_n second_o where_o the_o father_n do_v by_o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n or_o by_o some_o public_a instrument_n subscribe_v by_o witness_n name_v he_o to_o be_v his_o natural_a and_o lawful_a son_n or_o simple_o his_o son_n without_o the_o addition_n of_o any_o of_o these_o two_o word_n base_a or_o natural_a and_o therewithal_o do_v make_v he_o his_o heir_n which_o can_v not_o be_v but_o in_o such_o case_n only_o where_o the_o father_n have_v no_o other_o 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subsequent_a marriage_n be_v a_o thing_n ancient_o press_v by_o the_o clergy_n of_o this_o land_n to_o be_v admit_v in_o like_a sort_n as_o it_o be_v use_v in_o other_o land_n where_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n take_v place_n it_o be_v reject_v by_o the_o earl_n and_o baron_n with_o one_o voice_n and_o answer_n be_v make_v that_o they_o will_v not_o change_v the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n in_o that_o point_n which_o to_o that_o time_n have_v be_v use_v and_o approve_v all_o these_o case_n of_o bastardy_n in_o other_o land_n whether_o they_o be_v such_o or_o not_o such_o be_v triable_a by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n but_o here_o with_o we_o it_o be_v questionable_a to_o what_o law_n and_o how_o far_o they_o do_v appertain_v whether_o to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a or_o temporal_a for_o the_o matter_n of_o bastardy_n what_o it_o be_v the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o the_o temporal_a differ_v not_o but_o there_o be_v a_o diversity_n between_o they_o in_o the_o prosecution_n thereof_o for_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n bring_v it_o two_o way_n in_o judgement_n the_o one_o incident_o the_o other_o principal_o but_o the_o common_a law_n make_v two_o sort_n thereof_o the_o one_o general_n the_o other_o special_a but_o first_o of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a division_n then_o of_o the_o temporal_a bastardy_n be_v then_o say_v to_o be_v incident_o propound_v when_o it_o be_v lay_v in_o bar_n of_o some_o other_o thing_n that_o be_v principal_o commence_v as_o when_o one_o sue_v for_o a_o inheritance_n that_o he_o pretend_v be_v due_a unto_o he_o by_o his_o nativity_n a_o other_o cross_v he_o therein_o by_o object_v against_o he_o bastardy_n with_o purpose_n to_o exclude_v he_o from_o his_o action_n in_o the_o inheritance_n here_o the_o bar_n be_v in_o the_o incident_a because_o it_o come_v exclusive_o to_o the_o action_n of_o inheritance_n but_o the_o action_n for_o the_o inheritance_n itself_o be_v in_o the_o principal_a for_o that_o it_o be_v begin_v in_o consideration_n of_o the_o inheritance_n and_o not_o with_o intent_n to_o prove_v himself_o legitimate_a which_o happy_o he_o never_o dream_v of_o when_o he_o first_o enter_v his_o action_n for_o the_o inheritance_n in_o which_o case_n he_o which_o be_v charge_v with_o the_o bastardy_n may_v require_v himself_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o prove_v himself_o legitimate_a before_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n and_o to_o be_v pronounce_v to_o be_v such_o a_o one_o ad_fw-la curiam_fw-la enim_fw-la regiamnon_n pertinet_fw-la 13._o glanvill_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 13._o agnoscere_fw-la de_fw-la bastardia_n against_o which_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n do_v not_o oppose_v itself_o but_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n and_o yet_o to_o avoid_v all_o subtle_a and_o 11._o 9_o hen._n 6._o ca._n 11._o surreptitious_a deal_n in_o this_o behalf_n it_o have_v set_v down_o a_o wary_a and_o cautelous_a form_n of_o proceed_v by_o which_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v bring_v unto_o the_o ordinary_a and_o such_o as_o have_v interest_n in_o the_o suit_n may_v have_v notice_n thereof_o and_o time_n to_o object_n in_o form_n of_o law_n against_o the_o proof_n and_o witness_n of_o he_o that_o pretend_v himself_o to_o be_v mulier_fw-la if_o they_o so_o think_v good_a and_o what_o shall_v be_v certify_v herein_o by_o the_o ordinary_a as_o concern_v the_o nativity_n of_o he_o that_o be_v burden_a to_o be_v a_o bastard_n that_o be_v whether_o he_o be_v bear_v before_o or_o after_o 15._o glanvill_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 15._o his_o parent_n marriage_n shall_v be_v supply_v in_o the_o king_n court_n either_o by_o judge_v for_o or_o against_o the_o inheritance_n but_o bastardy_n be_v then_o take_v to_o be_v principal_o propound_v when_o either_o one_o find_v himself_o to_o be_v greeve_v with_o some_o malicious_a speech_n of_o his_o adversary_n reproach_v he_o with_o bastardy_n or_o himself_o fear_v to_o be_v impeach_v in_o his_o good_a name_n or_o right_a do_v take_v a_o course_n to_o clear_v his_o nativity_n by_o call_v into_o the_o law_n he_o or_o they_o by_o who_o he_o be_v reproach_v or_o fear_v to_o be_v impeach_v in_o his_o right_n and_o credit_n to_o see_v he_o to_o prove_v himself_o legitimate_a and_o to_o allege_v &_o object_v against_o it_o if_o they_o ought_v have_v or_o can_v have_v to_o the_o contrary_a which_o if_o either_o they_o do_v not_o or_o do_v to_o the_o utmost_a what_o they_o can_v can_v bring_v no_o good_a matter_n against_o his_o proof_n but_o that_o it_o stand_v still_o good_a and_o effectual_a in_o law_n to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n whatsoever_o although_o perhaps_o hereby_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o carry_v the_o inheritance_n both_o for_o that_o it_o appertain_v not_o to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n to_o judge_v of_o land_n tenement_n or_o hereditament_n and_o also_o for_o that_o there_o be_v a_o precise_a form_n set_v down_o by_o statute_n how_o suit_n of_o this_o nature_n shall_v be_v recover_v yet_o if_o no_o opposite_a or_o contradict_a appear_v herein_o and_o the_o suit_n be_v only_o take_v in_o hand_n against_o such_o as_o either_o open_o reproach_v he_o or_o secret_o buzz_v abroad_o slanderous_a speech_n as_o concern_v his_o legitimation_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o by_o a_o accident_n also_o it_o will_v be_v good_a for_o the_o inheritance_n itself_o for_o where_o a_o man_n legitimation_n be_v sufficient_o prove_v thereon_o follow_v all_o thing_n which_o natural_o thereto_o belong_v but_o if_o any_o man_n 11._o 9_o hen._n 6._o c._n 11._o urge_v the_o form_n of_o the_o statute_n be_v interest_v therein_o then_o must_v it_o necessary_o be_v follow_v for_o that_o otherwise_o it_o will_v be_v think_v all_o that_o be_v do_v before_o so_o far_o as_o it_o may_v concern_v the_o inheritance_n although_o it_o be_v but_o in_o a_o consequence_n be_v do_v by_o collusion_n this_o kind_n of_o proceed_v have_v be_v much_o more_o in_o use_n in_o former_a time_n than_o it_o be_v now_o and_o never_o any_o opposition_n make_v against_o it_o but_o now_o it_o go_v not_o altogether_o clear_a without_o contradiction_n as_o many_o other_o thing_n be_v offensive_o take_v which_o notwithstanding_o have_v good_a ground_n and_o sufficient_a warrant_n for_o they_o and_o so_o far_o as_o concern_v the_o ecclesiastical_a proceed_n in_o this_o business_n now_o to_o the_o temporal_a sort_n of_o they_o general_n bastardy_n be_v so_o call_v because_o it_o come_v in_o incident_o and_o be_v in_o gross_a object_v against_o some_o that_o sue_v in_o a_o matter_n principal_a to_o disappoint_v his_o suit_n this_o suit_n because_o it_o be_v of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a cognisance_n it_o be_v send_v by_o the_o king_n write_v to_o the_o ordinary_a with_o certain_a addition_n for_o more_o perspicuity_n of_o the_o inquiry_n thereof_o as_o that_o whether_o