definition_n of_o villeinage_n be_v villain_n of_o blood_n and_o of_o tenure_n and_o it_o be_v he_o of_o who_o the_o lord_n take_v redemptyon_n to_o marry_v his_o daughter_n &_o to_o make_v he_o free_a &_o it_o be_v he_o who_o the_o lord_n may_v put_v out_o of_o his_o land_n and_o tenement_n at_o his_o will_n &_o alsoe_o of_o all_o his_o good_n and_o cattle_n and_o note_v well_o y_o it_o a_o sokman_n be_v no_o pure_a villain_fw-fr nor_o a_o villain_fw-fr owe_v not_o ward_v marriage_n nor_o relief_n nor_o to_o do_v any_o other_o service_n real_a and_o note_v well_o that_o the_o tenure_n in_o vyllenage_n shall_v make_v no_o free_a man_n villain_fw-fr if_o it_o be_v not_o continue_v sith_o time_n out_o of_o mind_n nor_o vyllayn_n land_n shall_v make_v no_o free_a man_n villain_fw-fr nor_o free_a land_n shall_v make_v no_o villain_fw-fr free_a except_o that_o the_o tenant_n have_v continue_v free_a since_o the_o time_n of_o no_o mind_n but_o a_o villain_fw-fr shall_v make_v free_a land_n villain_n by_o seysin_n or_o claim_v of_o y_fw-fr e_o lord_n and_o note_v well_o that_o if_o a_o villain_n purchase_v certain_a land_n &_o take_v a_o wife_n &_o alien_a and_o die_v before_o the_o claim_n or_o seysin_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o lord_n y_z e_z wife_n shalbée_v endow_v and_o note_v well_o y_z t_z in_o case_n that_o the_o lord_n bring_v a_o praecipe_n quod_fw-la reddat_fw-la against_o the_o alien_a the_o which_o vonch_v to_o warrant_v the_o issue_n of_o the_o villain_n which_o be_v villain_fw-fr to_o the_o lord_n he_o shall_v have_v the_o voucher_n &_o by_o protestation_n y_fw-fr e_o lord_n may_v say_v that_o notwithstanding_o that_o he_o plede_v with_o his_o villain_fw-fr yet_o his_o villain_fw-fr shall_v not_o be_v enfraunchise_v and_o note_v well_o that_o a_o bastard_n shall_v never_o be_v judge_v bylleyne_v but_o by_o knowledge_n in_o court_n of_o record_n and_o note_v well_o that_o if_o det_fw-la be_v due_a by_o a_o lord_n to_o a_o free_a man_n and_o he_o make_v two_o man_n his_o executour_n the_o which_o be_v villeyne_n to_o the_o say_v lord_n and_o die_v the_o villain_n shall_v have_v a_o actyon_n of_o debt_n against_o their_o lord_n notwythstandinge_v that_o he_o plede_v with_o they_o and_o if_o he_o make_v protestation_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v for_o so_o much_o enfraunchise_v for_o that_o that_o they_o be_v to_o recover_v the_o debt_n aforesaid_a to_o the_o use_n of_o a_o other_o person_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o the_o use_n of_o their_o testatour_n and_o not_o to_o their_o own_o use_n and_o if_o the_o tenant_n in_o dower_n have_v a_o villain_fw-fr which_o purchase_v certain_a land_n in_o fee_n and_o after_o the_o tenant_n in_o dower_n enter_v she_o shall_v have_v the_o land_n to_o she_o &_o to_o her_o heir_n for_o ever_o more_o &_o the_o same_o law_n be_v of_o tenant_n for_o term_n of_o year_n of_o a_o villain_n and_o note_v well_o that_o the_o lord_n may_v roble_v his_o villain_n bete_a and_o chastise_v at_o his_o will_n save_v only_o that_o he_o may_v not_o maim_v he_o for_o than_o he_o shall_v have_v appell_n of_o maim_n against_o he_o ¶_o and_o note_v well_o that_o a_o villain_n may_v have_v iij._o action_n against_o his_o lord_n y_o it_o be_v to_o say_v appel_n of_o death_n of_o his_o aunce_n stour_n appel_n of_o rape_n do_v to_o his_o wife_n &_o appel_n of_o maim_n and_o note_v well_o if_o two_o parcener_n bring_v a_o writ_n of_o nyefe_n &_o one_o of_o they_o be_v nonsute_n the_o nonsuite_fw-fr of_o he_o shalbée_v judge_v y_o it_o consuit_fw-la of_o they_o both_o so_o that_o if_o the_o non-suite_n be_v after_o appearance_n they_o shalbée_v put_v out_o from_o that_o action_n for_o ever_o for_o the_o law_n be_v such_o in_o favour_n of_o liberty_n and_o note_v well_o if_o two_o have_v a_o vylleine_a in_o come_fw-mi &_o one_o of_o they_o make_v to_o he_o a_o manumission_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v make_v free_a against_o both_o and_o note_v well_o that_o in_o a_o writ_n de_fw-fr nativo_fw-la habendo_fw-la it_o behove_v that_o the_o lord_n show_v how_o he_o come_v privy_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o villain_fw-fr of_o who_o he_o be_v lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o he_o nor_o none_o of_o his_o ancestor_n be_v not_o seize_v of_o none_o of_o his_o blood_n he_o shall_v not_o win_v by_o his_o action_n if_o you_o â—_o villain_n have_v not_o knowledge_v in_o court_n of_o record_n himself_o to_o be_v his_o villain_n and_o note_v well_o that_o in_o a_o writ_n of_o niefe_n may_v not_o be_v put_v more_o niefe_n than_o ij_o &_o this_o be_v first_o bring_v in_o in_o y_fw-es â—_o hatred_n of_o bondage_n but_o in_o a_o writ_n de_fw-fr libertate_fw-la probanda_fw-la may_v be_v put_v as_o many_o nyefes_n as_o the_o plaintiff_n will_n ¶_o and_o note_v well_o that_o if_o the_o vylleyne_v of_o a_o lord_n be_v in_o auncien_fw-fr demesne_fw-la of_o y_fw-fr e_o king_n or_o other_o town_n privilege_v within_o a_o year_n and_o a_o day_n the_o lord_n may_v seize_v he_o and_o if_o he_o dwell_v in_o the_o same_o town_n or_o 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his_o death_n his_o issue_n shall_v inheryte_v as_o by_o force_n of_o the_o tail_n and_o in_o this_o case_n none_o shall_v have_v his_o land_n by_o way_n of_o eschete_n no_o more_o then_o in_o any_o other_o tail_n and_o in_o case_n that_o the_o tenant_n die_v without_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n beget_v the_o land_n shall_v revert_v to_o the_o donour_n as_o it_o shall_v in_o the_o common_a tail_n and_o if_o a_o man_n let_v his_o land_n to_o another_o in_o frank_a marriage_n yield_v to_o he_o a_o certain_a rent_n by_o year_n he_o shall_v hold_v this_o land_n in_o the_o common_a tail_n and_o not_o in_o frankemariage_n for_o by_o the_o rent_n reserve_v these_o word_n
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worshipful_a christopher_n yeluerton_n esquire_n at_o his_o read_v in_o gray_n inn_n in_o lent_n an._n 1573._o so_o if_o a_o tenauncy_n be_v of_o gavelkind_a nature_n yet_o the_o rend_a seruyce_n by_o which_o it_o be_v hold_v may_v descend_v according_a to_o the_o common_a law_n as_o ald_n '_o &_o chart_n '_o in_o 7._o e._n 3._o be_v of_o opinion_n if_o a_o remainder_n of_o gavelkind_a land_n be_v tayled_a to_o the_o heir_n male_n they_o altogether_o shall_v inherit_v as_o fitzherbert_n &_o norwich_n think_v 26._o h._n 8._o 4._o but_o that_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o descent_n only_o for_o if_o land_n of_o gavelkind_a nature_n be_v leassed_a for_o life_n the_o remaynder_n to_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o john_n style_n which_o have_v issue_n
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feoffée_n at_o a_o certain_a day_n xl_o li._n of_o money_n that_o then_o the_o feoffour_n may_v reenter_v etc._n etc._n in_o this_o case_n the_o feffée_n be_v call_v tenant_n in_o mortgage_n and_o as_o a_o man_n may_v make_v a_o feoffement_n in_o fee_n in_o mortgage_n so_o he_o may_v make_v a_o gift_n in_o tail_n or_o a_o lease_n for_o term_n of_o life_n or_o for_o term_n of_o year_n in_o mortgage_n and_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o cause_n why_o it_o be_v call_v mortgage_n be_v for_o that_o it_o stand_v in_o doubt_n whether_o the_o feoffor_a will_v pay_v the_o money_n at_o the_o day_n appoint_v or_o not_o and_o if_o he_o fail_v to_o pay_v than_o you_o â—_o land_n which_o he_o lay_v in_o gage_n upon_o condition_n of_o payment_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o money_n be_v go_v from_o he_o for_o ever_o &_o so_o dead_a to_o he_o upon_o condition_n but_o if_o he_o pay_v y_fw-fr â—_o money_n then_o be_v the_o gage_n dead_a as_o to_o y_fw-mi â—_o tenant_n y_o it_o be_v to_o say_v the_o feoffée_n &_o for_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v call_v in_o latin_a mortuum_fw-la vadium_fw-la as_o master_n littleton_n say_v or_o rather_o mortuum_fw-la vas_fw-la as_o i_o think_v mortmain_n mortmain_n be_v when_o land_n be_v give_v to_o a_o house_n of_o religion_n or_o to_o a_o company_n which_o be_v corporat_fw-la by_o y_z e_z king_n grant_v than_o the_o land_n be_v come_v into_o mortmain_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o english_a a_o dead_a hand_n and_o the_o king_n or_o the_o lord_n of_o who_o you_o e_o land_n to_o hold_v may_v enter_v into_o they_o mulier_fw-la mulier_fw-la be_v a_o word_n use_v in_o our_o law_n but_o how_o apt_o i_o can_v tell_v nor_o do_v well_o know_v how_o
courtesy_n of_o england_n be_v there_o where_o a_o man_n take_v a_o wife_n inheritrix_n and_o they_o have_v issue_n a_o son_n or_o daughter_n and_o the_o wife_n die_v whether_o y_a e_o issue_n be_v dead_a or_o a_o live_v y_z e_z husband_n shall_v hold_v this_o land_n for_o term_n of_o his_o life_n by_o the_o courtesy_n of_o england_n and_o by_o y_z e_z law_n and_o in_o this_o case_n the_o fee_n and_o the_o right_n remain_v in_o the_o person_n of_o he_o of_o who_o he_o hold_v and_o for_o that_o this_o tenant_n may_v not_o alien_a in_o fee_n nor_o for_o term_v of_o another_o life_n and_o if_o he_o do_v it_o be_v lawful_a to_o he_o in_o the_o reversion_n to_o enter_v fee_fw-mi simple_a ¶_o to_o hold_v in_o fee_n simple_a be_v to_o hold_v to_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n to_o he_o and_o to_o his_o heir_n and_o to_o his_o assign_n for_o evermore_o frank_n tenure_n ¶_o to_o hold_v in_o free_a hold_n be_v to_o hold_v for_o term_n of_o his_o own_o life_n or_o for_o term_n of_o a_o other_o man_n 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