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in_o lancashire_n kt._n one_o of_o the_o gentleman_n of_o his_o matyâ—_n privy_a chamber_n in_o ordinary_a and_o late_a governor_n of_o his_o ma_n â—â—â—_o island_n of_o jamaica_n decend_v of_o the_o lincâ—â—s_n of_o grove_n in_o kent_n and_o be_v now_o marry_v to_o vere_n herbert_n 2_o daughter_n of_o sr._n edw_n herbert_n sometime_o lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o groâ—t_a seaâ—e_n sr._n william_n pelham_n of_o brocklesby_n in_o lincolnshire_n kt._n who_o grandfather_n sr._n william_n pelham_n of_o the_o say_a place_n kt._n who_o be_v descend_v of_o the_o ancient_a family_n of_o the_o pelham_n of_o langhtoniâ—â—_n sussex_v be_v employ_v under_o queen_n eliz_n in_o the_o office_n of_o l_o d_o chief_a justice_n of_o ireland_n martial_n of_o the_o english_a force_v sentinto_fw-la the_o love_fw-mi country_n mastâ—â—_n of_o her_o ordnanceâ—_n and_o one_o of_o her_o privy_a council_n sr_n thomas_n daviâ—s_v of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n knight_n ld._n maior_n thereof_o anno_fw-la 1677._o 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to_o the_o party_n for_o so_o it_o be_v term_v in_o brook_n title_n addition_n 44._o but_o a_o honour_n to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o it_o have_v be_v a_o ancient_a prerogative_n of_o the_o king_n of_o this_o realm_n at_o their_o pleasure_n to_o compel_v man_n of_o worth_a to_o take_v upon_o they_o that_o degree_n upon_o payment_n of_o a_o fine_a but_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n in_o these_o day_n that_o none_o be_v compel_v thereunto_o and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n wherefore_o if_o the_o plaintiff_n be_v knight_v have_v the_o writ_n it_o shall_v abate_v because_o he_o have_v change_v his_o name_n and_o that_o by_o his_o own_o act._n and_o for_o that_o cause_n also_o by_o the_o common_a law_n not_o only_o the_o king_n but_o every_o lord_n of_o a_o manor_n ought_v to_o have_v of_o every_o of_o his_o tenant_n a_o reasonable_a aid_n to_o make_v his_o elder_a son_n a_o knight_n and_o all_o land_n be_v subject_a to_o these_o aid_n except_o only_o ancient_a demesne_n and_o 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earl_n viscount_n or_o â—aron_n by_o this_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v out_o of_o ward_n and_o custody_n both_o for_o his_o land_n and_o body_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v propound_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la chap._n 3._o ita_fw-la tamen_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la ipse_fw-la dum_fw-la infra_fw-la aetatem_fw-la fuerit_fw-la fiat_fw-la mile_n nihilominus_fw-la terra_fw-la remaneat_fw-la in_o custodia_fw-la dominorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la so_o that_o although_o such_o a_o heir_n within_o age_n be_v make_v knight_n and_o thereby_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v esteem_v as_o of_o full_a age_n yet_o the_o land_n shall_v remain_v in_o custody_n of_o the_o lord_n till_o his_o age_n of_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n by_o the_o purview_n of_o the_o say_v act._n question_n if_o the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o tenant_n of_o the_o king_n by_o knight_n service_n etc._n etc._n be_v make_v knight_n in_o paris_n by_o the_o french_a king_n whether_o he_o shall_v be_v out_o of_o wardship_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n or_o no_o for_o thereby_o he_o be_v a_o knight_n in_o england_n coke_n seven_o part_n b._n 2_o edw._n 4._o fol._n tamen_fw-la vide_fw-la in_o coke_n six_o part_n 74._o b._n mention_n be_v only_o make_v of_o knight_n make_v by_o the_o king_n himself_o or_o by_o his_o lieutenant_n in_o ireland_n but_o when_o the_o king_n do_v make_v a_o heir_n apparent_a within_o age_n of_o a_o tenant_n by_o knight_n service_n a_o knight_n in_o the_o life_n of_o his_o ancestor_n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o ancestor_n the_o say_a heir_n be_v within_o age_n shall_v in_o this_o case_n be_v out_o of_o ward_n and_o shall_v pay_v no_o value_n for_o his_o marriage_n neither_o shall_v the_o lord_n have_v the_o custody_n of_o the_o land_n for_o in_o that_o case_n by_o the_o make_n of_o he_o knight_n in_o the_o life_n of_o his_o ancestor_n he_o be_v make_v of_o full_a age_n so_o that_o when_o his_o ancestor_n die_v no_o interest_n either_o in_o the_o 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age_n do_v marry_v elsewhere_o yet_o he_o shall_v not_o pay_v the_o forfeiture_n of_o his_o marriage_n for_o by_o the_o make_v he_o knight_n he_o be_v out_o of_o ward_n and_o custody_n of_o his_o lord_n for_o than_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v svi_fw-la juris_fw-la and_o may_v employ_v himself_o in_o feat_n of_o arm_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o realm_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o may_v not_o be_v within_o the_o custody_n of_o another_o and_o none_o shall_v pay_v any_o forfeiture_n but_o when_o after_o any_o refusal_n he_o do_v marry_v himself_o during_o the_o time_n when_o he_o be_v under_o the_o custody_n and_o keep_n of_o his_o lord_n and_o this_o do_v appear_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o merton_n chap._n 6._o si_fw-mi se_fw-la mariturierit_fw-la sine_fw-la licentia_fw-la
as_o many_o have_v make_v the_o like_a then_o may_v such_o issue_n male_a together_o with_o the_o barony_n be_v it_o caâ—â—e_v honour_n or_o manor_n so_o hold_v hold_v and_o lawful_o enjoy_v the_o name_n style_n title_n and_o dignity_n of_o a_o baron_n moreover_o concern_v the_o second_o objection_n it_o be_v very_o true_a that_o many_o ancient_a manor_n which_o be_v in_o time_n past_o hold_v by_o barony_n be_v now_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o gentleman_n mean_v and_o ignoble_a by_o blood_n who_o neither_o do_v or_o may_v claim_v any_o nobility_n or_o honour_n thereby_o but_o there_o have_v be_v some_o former_a gift_n make_v by_o the_o king_n progenitor_n to_o such_o as_o they_o honour_v in_o augmentation_n and_o support_v of_o their_o honour_n and_o for_o honourable_a service_n shall_v thus_o come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o mean_a personage_n be_v twosold_a first_o for_o that_o such_o manor_n have_v be_v alien_v by_o licence_n unto_o such_o person_n before_o speak_v of_o who_o such_o 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nobleman_n and_o his_o progenitor_n have_v for_o a_o long_a time_n be_v call_v to_o parliament_n and_o be_v a_o baron_n either_o by_o tenure_n or_o writ_n and_o have_v have_v in_o regard_n thereof_o a_o place_n certain_a in_o parliament_n if_o afterward_o the_o say_a nobleman_n shall_v be_v create_v a_o baron_n of_o that_o barony_n and_o by_o the_o same_o name_n by_o letter_n patent_n whether_o shall_v he_o and_o his_o heir_n retain_v his_o old_a place_n in_o parliament_n which_o he_o have_v according_a to_o his_o former_a dignity_n or_o whether_o shall_v he_o lose_v his_o old_a place_n and_o take_v a_o new_a one_o according_a to_o the_o time_n of_o his_o creation_n answer_n the_o case_n of_o the_o lord_n delaware_n late_o erect_v a_o resolution_n somewhat_o answerable_a to_o this_o question_n thomas_n delaware_n in_o the_o three_o of_o edward_n the_o six_o be_v in_o some_o displeasure_n with_o william_n west_n his_o heir_n and_o nephew_n who_o be_v father_n to_o thomas_n late_a lord_n 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domini_fw-la svi_fw-la &_o ei_fw-la conferet_fw-la maritagium_fw-la suum_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o word_n can_v be_v understand_v when_o he_o be_v out_o of_o ward_n and_o custody_n no_o more_o than_o when_o he_o be_v marry_v after_o the_o age_n of_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n note_v hereby_o that_o the_o king_n may_v prevent_v his_o grantee_n or_o other_o lord_n of_o the_o double_a value_n by_o knighthood_n yet_o in_o such_o case_n present_o after_o the_o heir_n be_v make_v a_o knight_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o ancestor_n the_o lord_n may_v have_v a_o writ_n de_fw-fr valour_n maritagii_fw-la for_o the_o single_a also_o by_o the_o ancient_a common_a law_n of_o this_o realm_n if_o a_o villain_n be_v make_v a_o knight_n he_o be_v immediate_o enfranchise_v and_o if_o a_o ribald_a or_o a_o man_n of_o base_a birth_n and_o condition_n have_v strike_v a_o knight_n by_o the_o ancient_a law_n he_o shall_v have_v lose_v his_o hand_n wherewith_o he_o offend_v but_o in_o france_n it_o 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suum_fw-la 12_o de_fw-fr militibus_fw-la de_fw-fr visum_fw-la de_fw-fr n._n qui_fw-la melius_fw-la sciant_fw-la &_o velint_fw-la dicere_fw-la veritatem_fw-la adfaciendam_fw-la recognitionem_fw-la magnae_fw-la assurae_fw-la inter_fw-la a._n petent_fw-la &_o b._n tenent_fw-la de_fw-fr uno_fw-la messuagio_fw-it cum_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o n._n unde_fw-la idem_fw-la b._n qui_fw-la tenens_fw-la est_fw-la posuit_fw-la secum_fw-la magnam_fw-la ass._n nostram_fw-la &_o petit_fw-la recognitionem_fw-la fieri_fw-la utrum_fw-la eorum_fw-la habent_fw-la jus_o in_fw-la messuagium_fw-la praed_fw-we b._n qui_fw-la tunc_fw-la sit_fw-la ibi_fw-la auditurus_fw-la illam_fw-la electionem_fw-la &_o habeas_fw-la ibi_fw-la nomina_fw-la praed_fw-we milit_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la breve_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o the_o return_n of_o this_o writ_n those_o four_o knight_n must_v appear_v gladiis_fw-la cuncti_fw-la dier_n 79._o fol._n 103._o if_o the_o tenant_n make_v his_o election_n by_o battle_n 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shall_v have_v the_o land_n to_o he_o and_o to_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o and_o the_o demandant_n and_o his_o pledge_n de_fw-fr prosequendo_fw-la in_o misericordia_fw-la reginae_fw-la and_o afterward_o solemn_a proclamation_n be_v make_v that_o the_o champion_n and_o all_o other_o there_o present_a which_o be_v by_o estimation_n above_o four_o thousand_o person_n may_v depart_v every_o man_n in_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o queen_n &_o sic_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la cum_fw-la magno_fw-la clamoro_fw-la vivat_fw-la regina_fw-la also_o if_o false_a judgement_n be_v give_v in_o the_o country_n which_o be_v the_o sheriff_n court_n than_o the_o writ_n shall_v be_v thus_o henricus_n etc._n etc._n vicecomiti_fw-la lincoln_n salutem_fw-la si_fw-la a._n fecerit_fw-la etc._n etc._n tum_fw-la in_o pleno_fw-la comitatu_fw-la tuo_fw-la per_fw-la breve_fw-la nostrum_fw-la de_fw-la recto_fw-la inter_fw-la johannem_fw-la l._n petentem_fw-la &_o will._n b._n tenentem_fw-la de_fw-la uno_fw-la messuagio_fw-mi &_o centum_fw-la acris_fw-la terrae_fw-la cum_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o c._n unde_fw-la idem_fw-la i._n l._n queritur_fw-la falsum_fw-la sibi_fw-la factum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la judicium_fw-la in_o eodem_fw-la &_o record_n illud_fw-la habeas_fw-la coram_fw-la justiciariis_fw-la juris_fw-la apud_fw-la westminsterium_fw-la tali_fw-la die_fw-la sub_fw-la sigillo_fw-la tuo_fw-la &_o per_fw-la quatuor_fw-la legales_fw-la milites_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la comitatus_fw-la &_o illos_fw-la qui_fw-la recordo_fw-la illi_fw-la interfuerunt_fw-la &_o summoneas_fw-la per_fw-la bonos_fw-es summonitores_fw-la praedictum_fw-la b._n quod_fw-la tunc_fw-la sit_fw-la ibi_fw-la auditurus_fw-la recordum_fw-la illud_fw-la &_o habeas_fw-la ibi_fw-la sua_fw-la nomina_fw-la quatuor_fw-la militum_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la breve_fw-la fitz._n nat._n brev._n itidem_fw-la e._n and_o those_o four_o must_v be_v knight_n indeed_o also_o the_o justice_n upon_o consideration_n of_o the_o usual_a word_n in_o every_o 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than_o one_o of_o the_o most_o discreet_a knight_n of_o the_o shire_n be_v associate_v unto_o he_o that_o be_v a_o layman_n by_o our_o writ_n shall_v deliver_v the_o goal_n of_o the_o shire_n as_o well_o within_o the_o liberty_n as_o without_o of_o all_o manner_n of_o prisoner_n after_o the_o form_n of_o the_o goal_n delivery_n of_o those_o shire_n beâ—ore_o time_n use_v also_o in_o the_o statute_n of_o westminster_n 21._o cap._n 38._o de_fw-la non_fw-la ponendis_fw-la in_o assizis_n &_o juratis_fw-la it_o be_v provide_v that_o the_o say_a statute_n shall_v not_o extend_v to_o grand_a assize_n in_o which_o it_o behove_v many_o time_n knight_n to_o pass_v not_o resident_a in_o the_o county_n for_o the_o scarcity_n of_o knight_n so_o that_o they_o have_v land_n in_o the_o shire_n and_o by_o the_o law_n knight_n have_v land_n may_v be_v return_v upon_o jury_n in_o ordinary_a trial_n between_o party_n and_o party_n as_o other_o freeholder_n may_v be_v and_o therefore_o in_o a_o challenge_n 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