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suis_fw-la priâ—s_fw-la habito_fw-la quem_fw-la quidem_fw-la processum_fw-la idem_fw-la rogerus_fw-la per_fw-la breve_fw-la regis_fw-la consilio_fw-la regis_fw-la apud_fw-la lincolnum_fw-la liberavit_fw-la &_o mandetur_fw-la eye_v per_fw-la â—reve_n quod_fw-la examinato_fw-la diligenter_n toto_fw-la negoâ—io_fw-la praedicto_fw-la &_o vocatis_fw-la servientibus_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la qui_fw-la fuerint_fw-la evocandi_fw-la in_o negotio_fw-la illo_fw-la â—rocedant_fw-la prout_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la fuerit_fw-la faciendum_fw-la ita_fw-la tamen_fw-la quod_fw-la rex_fw-la super_fw-la recordo_fw-la &_o processu_fw-la dicti_fw-la negotii_fw-la certioretur_fw-la antequam_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la ad_fw-la redditionem_fw-la judicii_fw-la procedatur_fw-la &_o serutendum_fw-la insuper_fw-la in_o cancellaria_fw-la &_o in_o scaccario_fw-la si_fw-la necesse_fw-la fuerit_fw-la rationes_fw-la &_o evidentiae_fw-la siquae_fw-la pro_fw-la jure_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la 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notion_n to_o my_o hand_n out_o of_o britton_n 29._o against_o jan._n etc._n etc._n p._n 28._o &_o 29._o nous_fw-fr voluns_fw-la quae_fw-la nostre_fw-fr jurisdiction_n soit_fw-fr sur_fw-fr tout_fw-fr jurisdiction_n en_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr royalme_n which_o where_o it_o relate_v to_o judicature_n must_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o king_n in_o his_o curia_n or_o house_n of_o lord_n and_o there_o as_o judge_n the_o king_n have_v power_n in_o all_o felony_n trespass_n contract_n and_o in_o all_o other_o action_n personal_a or_o real_a but_o because_o it_o will_v be_v too_o great_a a_o trouble_n for_o the_o king_n in_o that_o court_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v in_o all_o plaint_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o en_fw-fr prime_n en_fw-fr droit_fw-fr de_fw-fr nous_fw-fr mesm_n &_o de_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr court_n avouns_o issint_fw-la ordyne_n que_fw-fr pour_fw-fr ceo_fw-la que_fw-fr nous_fw-fr ne_fw-fr sufficens_fw-la my_o en_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr proprie_fw-la person_n à _fw-la oyer_n &_o terminer_n 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〈◊〉_d la_fw-fr bench_n &_o hugo_n d'aule_n junior_a 〈◊〉_d centur_fw-la tum_fw-la vocentur_fw-la &_o audiantur_fw-la ibidenâ—_n but_o to_o partiality_n 79._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 79._o hence_o it_o be_v clear_a 〈◊〉_d king_n and_o his_o council_n be_v equal_o judgeâ—_n when_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o call_v they_o and_o 〈◊〉_d they_o to_o come_v as_o they_o be_v of_o their_o right_n and_o pretence_n to_o come_v the_o king_n be_v sole_a and_o absolute_a â—udge_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o call_v parliament_n he_o make_v the_o call_v such_o as_o â—ould_v prove_v their_o right_n according_a to_o â—aw_v to_o come_v as_o often_o as_o his_o majesty_n â—all_n please_v to_o call_v a_o parliament_n to_o be_v â—s_a much_o at_o the_o disposal_n of_o the_o king_n as_o what_o be_v his_o undoubted_a prerogative_n or_o â—lse_o he_o deny_v the_o king_n prerogative_n â—o_o call_v parliament_n at_o his_o pleasure_n if_o he_o â—o_o not_o contend_v that_o he_o may_v leave_v out_o â—â—ose_v who_o 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whymsy_n return_v too_o quick_a upon_o he_o nor_o can_v sancho_n pancho_n hiâ—_n squire_n afford_v he_o any_o great_a assistanceâ—_n by_o cure_v some_o literal_a mistake_v reader_n the_o bookseller_n to_o the_o reader_n which_o be_v but_o outward_a scratch_n while_o the_o inward_a bruise_n remain_v chap._n ii_o of_o the_o repute_a conquest_n sect_n 1._o his_o notion_n of_o the_o conquest_n whether_o more_o absurd_a or_o false_a i_o can_v say_v fall_n now_o under_o consideration_n buâ—_n good_a man_n 43._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 43._o fear_v least_o that_o may_v 〈◊〉_d too_o far_o improve_v he_o say_v this_o do_v noâ—_n direct_o reach_v the_o controversy_n between_o we_o indeed_o if_o it_o be_v only_o about_o thâ—_n member_n of_o the_o great_a council_n before_o thâ—_n time_n for_o he_o take_v in_o all_o the_o time_n before_o as_o far_o back_o as_o mr._n petyt_n who_o 〈◊〉_d laugh_v at_o for_o it_o i_o will_v grant_v that_o thâ—_n be_v not_o to_o the_o purpose_n but_o what_o account_n can_v be_v give_v why_o the_o folck-moteâ—held_a â—held_z at_o one_o certain_a time_n in_o the_o year_n when_o all_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o kingdom_n be_v to_o meet_v together_o about_o the_o great_a affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n with_o all_o that_o â—ad_a any_o property_n such_o as_o be_v to_o find_v arm_n according_a to_o their_o real_a or_o personal_a estate_n shall_v of_o a_o sudden_a without_o a_o conquest_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o assembly_n of_o â—he_n king_n tenant_n upon_o the_o old_a legal_a title_n i_o can_v comprehend_v if_o william_n the_o first_o divide_v all_o the_o â—ands_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n then_o it_o be_v â—ot_n probable_a that_o other_o than_o they_o who_o derive_v from_o under_o he_o shall_v have_v have_v any_o share_n in_o the_o government_n but_o if_o he_o do_v not_o thus_o act_v like_o a_o conâ—erour_n how_o be_v it_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o 〈◊〉_d old_a socager_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o â—he_n great_a council_n nay_o upon_o another_o account_n this_o be_v â—eedful_a to_o be_v consider_v for_o as_o a_o conqueror_n 39_o p._n 39_o we_o be_v tell_v he_o make_v all_o the_o freeman_n of_o his_o kingdom_n tenant_n in_o military_a service_n but_o if_o he_o be_v no_o conqueror_n in_o this_o sense_n insist_v on_o then_o â—ere_z must_v be_v a_o vast_a number_n of_o proprietor_n that_o can_v not_o be_v any_o way_n bind_v but_o by_o their_o own_o free_a act_n or_o consent_n express_v or_o natural_o employ_v in_o yield_v to_o be_v represent_v sect_n 2._o that_o he_o be_v so_o far_o prove_v the_o title_n of_o william_n the_o first_o by_o conquest_n that_o he_o make_v he_o a_o usurper_n all_o along_o prove_v by_o the_o history_n of_o the_o conquest_n compare_v with_o what_o he_o say_v about_o the_o title_n of_o william_n 2._o and_o hen._n 1._o i_o will_v fain_o ask_v a_o serious_a question_n or_o two_o about_o this_o same_o conquest_n have_v not_o william_n many_o sharer_n in_o his_o victory_n and_o can_v mr._n dr._n 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that_o before_o his_o entrance_n many_o norman_n be_v settle_v here_o in_o power_n and_o property_n it_o be_v thus_o william_n the_o second_o who_o you_o say_v 51._o p._n 51._o have_v a_o title_n by_o his_o own_o sword_n and_o be_v chief_o assist_v by_o the_o english_a 54._o p._n 54._o and_z henry_n the_o first_o who_o cajold_v the_o great_a man_n and_o the_o army_n have_v the_o same_o kind_n of_o title_n with_o your_o mighty_a one_o nor_o be_v there_o weight_n in_o the_o objection_n that_o there_o be_v so_o small_a time_n between_o the_o death_n of_o one_o and_o crown_v another_o king_n 60._o p._n 60._o that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o the_o clergy_n or_o all_o the_o people_n of_o england_n or_o any_o that_o represent_v the_o people_n of_o england_n to_o be_v at_o the_o consecration_n and_o coronation_n because_o whoever_o have_v have_v the_o crown_n set_v on_o his_o head_n by_o they_o that_o can_v meet_v upon_o the_o occasion_n unless_o there_o have_v be_v a_o very_a 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term._n pasc._n 7._o &_o 8._o jâ—hannis_n 9_o dorso_fw-la claim_v against_o william_n scoteny_n the_o capital_a message_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v in_o steinton_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n as_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o his_o elder_a share_n of_o the_o barony_n which_o be_v lambert_n scoteny'_v these_o sure_o be_v brother_n not_o sister_n son_n be_v of_o the_o same_o name_n and_o the_o claim_n be_v immediate_o from_o the_o seizin_n of_o scoteny_n and_o this_o claim_n be_v allow_v as_o the_o record_n show_v beside_o though_o it_o be_v general_o believe_v that_o wardship_n be_v in_o use_n before_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 3._o and_o mr._n sylas_n taylor_n in_o his_o history_n of_o gavelkind_n 104._o hist._n of_o gavelkind_a p._n 104._o think_v he_o prove_v it_o to_o have_v be_v before_o the_o suppose_a conquest_n yet_o we_o have_v good_a authority_n that_o there_o be_v no_o express_a law_n for_o this_o before_o 4._o h._n 3._o 3._o kâ—ighton_n foe_fw-mi 2430._o aâ—_n 1219._o 4_o h._n 3._o magnates_fw-la angliae_fw-la concesserunt_fw-la regi_fw-la henrico_n wardas_n hoeredum_fw-la &_o terrarum_fw-la suarum_fw-la quod_fw-la fuit_fw-la initium_fw-la multorum_fw-la malorum_fw-la in_o angliâ_fw-la the_o great_a man_n of_o england_n grant_v king_n henry_n the_o wardship_n of_o their_o heir_n and_o land_n which_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o many_o evil_n in_o england_n 2._o we_o find_v custom_n prevail_v beyond_o what_o be_v the_o foreign_a feudal_n law_n at_o least_o of_o some_o place_n for_o which_o i_o may_v instance_n in_o relief_n pay_v by_o the_o heir_n male_a after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o ancestor_n whereas_o i_o find_v it_o in_o cujacius_n payable_a only_o by_o the_o heir_n female_a 498._o cujaâ—iâ—s_n foe_n 498._o siquis_fw-la sine_fw-la filio_fw-la masculo_fw-la mortuus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la &_o reliquerit_fw-la filiam_fw-la filia_fw-la non_fw-la habeat_fw-la beneficium_fw-la patris_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la redimerit_fw-la if_o any_o one_o die_v without_o heir_n male_a and_o leave_v a_o daughter_n let_v she_o not_o have_v her_o father_n benefice_n unless_o she_o redeem_v it_o of_o the_o lord_n that_o relief_n be_v call_v redemption_n appear_v by_o the_o law_n of_o h._n 1._o 1._o leges_fw-la foe_n 1._o cap._n 1._o haeres_fw-la non_fw-la redimet_fw-la terram_fw-la svam_fw-la sicut_fw-la faciebat_fw-la tempore_fw-la fratris_fw-la mei_fw-la sed_fw-la legitimâ_fw-la &_o justâ_fw-la relevatione_fw-la relevabit_fw-la eam_fw-la it_o seem_v in_o king_n rufus_n his_o time_n this_o payment_n be_v so_o unreasonable_a that_o it_o be_v a_o redemption_n in_o a_o strict_a sense_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o purchase_n of_o the_o land_n but_o now_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o lawful_a and_o just_a relief_n 2._o the_o jus_o feodale_n mention_v in_o the_o glossary_a if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o law_n general_o receive_v where_o feud_n be_v must_v be_v the_o law_n of_o england_n in_o particular_a but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o choppinus_n knock_v this_o down_o who_o tell_v we_o that_o among_o the_o french_a juridica_fw-la potestas_fw-la be_v not_o imply_v by_o a_o feud_n margin_n against_o petyt_n p._n 31._o in_o margin_n but_o our_o apollo_n teach_v we_o that_o our_o ancient_a tenor_n be_v from_o normandy_n and_o that_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o french_a feudal_n law_n be_v of_o the_o french_a king_n feud_n wherefore_o the_o juridica_fw-la potestas_fw-la or_o jus_o dicere_fw-la be_v not_o here_o exit_fw-la ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la feodali_fw-la nay_o in_o the_o same_o place_n the_o french_a feudist_n tell_v we_o 455._o choppinus_n de_fw-fr jurisdict_n andeg_n foe_fw-mi 455._o interdum_fw-la certè_fw-la baro_n castellanum_n observat_fw-la superiorem_fw-la it_o be_v certain_a sometime_o a_o baron_n be_v under_o a_o castellan_n feud_n and_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o it_o may_v be_v so_o which_o be_v that_o a_o feud_n carry_v not_o with_o it_o 450._o ib._n so_o 450._o the_o potestas_fw-la juridica_fw-la which_o reason_n be_v very_o apparent_a in_o that_o a_o castellan_n be_v of_o a_o degree_n low_a than_o a_o baron_n take_v juridica_fw-la potestas_fw-la in_o the_o same_o sense_n with_o jus_o dicere_fw-la in_o the_o glossary_a a_o baron_n be_v to_o take_v law_n from_o his_o inferior_a cap._n leges_fw-la h._n 1._o cap._n and_o to_o have_v his_o land_n take_v from_o he_o without_o forfeiture_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o law_n of_o hen._n 1._o that_o be_v one_o of_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o county_n court_n be_v not_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o resiance_n but_o the_o have_v free_a land_n there_o so_o it_o must_v have_v be_v in_o the_o great_a county_n court_n of_o cheshire_n though_o they_o have_v a_o extraordinary_a power_n there_o admit_v therefore_o that_o a_o lord_n of_o another_o county_n be_v feudal_n tenant_n to_o a_o commoner_n there_o as_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o he_o may_v have_v be_v shall_v this_o lord_n have_v be_v represent_v by_o his_o capital_a lord_n there_o vid._n glos._n 2_o part_n consentire_fw-la cuique_fw-la vid._n or_o admit_v a_o lord_n there_o have_v no_o land_n but_o what_o he_o hold_v of_o a_o commoner_n as_o of_o such_o a_o one_o as_o thomas_n de_fw-fr furnival_n large_a jani_fw-la angl._n facies_fw-la nova_fw-la p._n sed_fw-la vide_fw-la the_o record_n more_o at_o large_a who_o have_v several_a very_o considerable_a manor_n may_v thomas_n de_fw-fr furnival_n represent_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n but_o far_o take_v the_o jus_n feodale_n to_o be_v as_o in_o force_n with_o we_o unless_o the_o positive_a law_n give_v so_o large_a a_o power_n be_v show_v it_o be_v a_o beg_a the_o question_n for_o it_o be_v to_o prove_v the_o right_n which_o our_o wise_a antagonist_n will_v exclude_v from_o the_o question_n as_o be_v indisputable_a i_o suppose_v by_o the_o fact_n whereas_o the_o fancy_a right_n be_v use_v in_o his_o hotchpotch_n glossary_n to_o induce_v we_o to_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o fact_n but_o from_o what_o source_n be_v this_o right_o derive_v sect_n 5._o a_o improvement_n of_o the_o notion_n of_o jus_n feodale_n that_o i_o may_v make_v our_o mighty_a man_n of_o letter_n out_o of_o love_n with_o his_o darling_n glossary_n own_o 2_o part_n of_o the_o glos._n and_o his_o own_o i_o shall_v observe_v to_o he_o that_o according_a to_o that_o for_o the_o credit_n of_o which_o he_o pawn_n his_o own_o truth_n or_o his_o friend_n all_z the_o lord_n be_v right_a of_o represent_v their_o tenant_n in_o the_o great_a council_n 31._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 31._o be_v mere_o feudal_n ex_fw-la ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la feodali_fw-la but_o all_o feud_n be_v enjoy_v under_o several_a military_a condition_n or_o service_n be_v then_o these_o be_v the_o only_a feudal_n tenor_n and_o yet_o as_o appear_v by_o domesday-book_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o authority_n there_o be_v freeman_n who_o hold_v in_o free_a or_o else_o in_o common_a socage_n though_o the_o dr._n say_v all_o the_o freeman_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v tenant_n by_o military_a service_n these_o socager_n be_v not_o chargeable_a by_o any_o without_o their_o own_o consent_n but_o like_o man_n of_o another_o government_n and_o it_o seem_v he_o will_v afford_v they_o nothing_o here_o they_o though_o call_v be_v not_o oblige_v to_o come_v to_o the_o great_a council_n which_o be_v the_o curia_n of_o the_o king_n be_v feudal_n tenant_n only_o nay_o they_o be_v never_o at_o it_o and_o therefore_o no_o wonder_n if_o the_o law_n be_v observe_v by_o and_o exact_v upon_o 43._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 43._o only_o the_o norman_n themselves_o for_o the_o other_o can_v not_o be_v bind_v and_o if_o they_o consent_v to_o any_o charge_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o government_n it_o can_v be_v only_o in_o what_o way_n they_o please_v to_o consent_v either_o in_o a_o body_n by_o themselves_o or_o unite_v with_o the_o vassal_n or_o else_o several_o at_o home_n as_o a_o mere_a benevolence_n and_o there_o be_v free_a and_o common_a socage_n tenant_n before_o the_o norman_n entrance_n and_o since_o continual_o thus_o it_o must_v always_o have_v be_v chap._n iii_o that_o domesday-book_n to_o which_o he_o appeal_v manifest_o destroy_v the_o foundation_n of_o his_o pernicious_a principle_n sect_n 1._o since_o our_o tenor_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o hold_v our_o estate_n 31._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 31._o in_o every_o respect_n with_o the_o custom_n incident_a to_o those_o estate_n be_v say_v to_o be_v bring_v in_o by_o the_o conquest_n and_o not_o only_o most_o but_o all_o free_a estate_n must_v have_v be_v feudal_n as_o knight_n service_n which_o be_v make_v the_o only_a feudal_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o william_n the_o first_o the_o only_a free_a service_n 39_o ib._n p._n 39_o what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o feud_n in_o the_o last_o chapter_n do_v direct_o reach_v the_o controversy_n between_o we_o though_o our_o author_n who_o have_v a_o excellent_a faculty_n of_o overthrow_v his_o own_o argument_n
will_v have_v the_o discourse_n about_o these_o ib._n ib._n nay_o and_o the_o conquest_n itself_o to_o be_v out_o of_o the_o question_n and_o then_o pray_v what_o be_v the_o question_n it_o can_v be_v whether_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la represent_v 2._o p._n 2._o or_o by_o their_o vote_n conclude_v all_o that_o hold_v by_o any_o other_o tenure_n nay_o whether_o these_o and_o their_o tenant_n can_v do_v it_o because_o this_o tenure_n and_o manner_n of_o hold_v estate_n come_v in_o with_o the_o conqueror_n i_o hope_v i_o shall_v not_o seem_v tedious_a though_o i_o be_o long_a upon_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o conquest_n that_o cornerstone_n on_o which_o if_o he_o know_v what_o he_o do_v which_o i_o can_v but_o doubt_v of_o sometime_o he_o erect_v a_o fanciful_a scheme_n of_o government_n and_o thus_o the_o lofty_a fabric_n rise_v one_o story_n upon_o another_o william_n have_v make_v a_o actual_a conquest_n petyt_n against_o mr._n petyt_n thereby_o have_v the_o absolute_a disposal_n of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 35._o p._n 35._o and_o do_v 176._o p._n 176._o according_a to_o his_o lawful_a power_n give_v all_o away_o to_o his_o follower_n who_o though_o french_a 35._o p._n 35._o fleming_n anjovins_n britain_n poictovins_n be_v all_o metamorphose_a into_o norman_n 43._o p._n 43._o upon_o who_o only_o the_o feudal_n law_n be_v execute_v and_o observe_v the_o king_n grantee_n though_o ordinary_o a_o tenement_n or_o possession_n neither_o add_v to_o 10._o glos._n p._n 10._o or_o detract_v from_o the_o person_n of_o any_o man_n if_o free_a or_o bind_v according_a to_o his_o blood_n or_o extraction_n may_v well_o be_v all_o the_o freeman_n of_o the_o kingdom_n because_o the_o conquest_n have_v make_v all_o the_o english_a slave_n and_o the_o king_n grant_v only_o to_o his_o great_a follower_n which_o be_v free_a before_o but_o when_o these_o grantee_n grant_v out_o to_o other_o 176._o p._n 176._o the_o subfeudatary_n make_v part_n of_o the_o freeman_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o hold_v by_o knight_n service_n these_o be_v the_o man_n 39_o ib._n p._n 39_o the_o only_a legal_a man_n that_o name_v and_o choose_v jury_n and_o serve_v on_o jury_n themselves_o 1._o carta_n h._n 1._o both_o in_o the_o county_n and_o hundred_o court_n terras_fw-la barones_n comitat._n qui_fw-la liberas_fw-la habent_fw-la terras_fw-la in_o which_o court_n they_o be_v the_o only_a suitor_n alas_o no_o body_n else_o have_v any_o free_a land_n in_o the_o county_n therefore_o 42._o p._n 42._o these_o must_v have_v be_v the_o man_n that_o at_o first_o elect_v two_o knight_n in_o every_o county_n out_o of_o their_o own_o number_n and_o only_o they_o be_v elector_n when_o first_o the_o body_n of_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v represent_v and_o unless_o other_o be_v impower_v by_o the_o 8_o of_o h._n 6._o c._n 7._o which_o restrain_v the_o numerous_a elector_n to_o freeholders_n of_o 40_o s._n per_fw-la ann_n as_o the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la come_v before_o the_o 49th_o in_o their_o own_o person_n and_o represent_v the_o body_n of_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n and_o when_o first_o the_o body_n of_o they_o that_o be_v the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la begin_v to_o be_v represent_v they_o only_o as_o be_v proper_a choose_v their_o own_o representative_n so_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v at_o this_o day_n and_o thus_o the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la that_o be_v they_o alone_o and_o yet_o they_o and_o their_o tenant_n by_o knight_n service_n have_v ever_o be_v and_o still_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o only_a member_n of_o the_o great_a council_n i_o know_v he_o will_v venture_v hard_a but_o he_o will_v make_v all_o this_o good_a in_o his_o next_o if_o he_o can_v there_o be_v a_o narrow_a interest_n in_o some_o for_o which_o they_o will_v sacrifice_v the_o public_a but_o i_o shall_v think_v our_o government_n will_v have_v be_v fine_o bring_v to_o bed_n by_o his_o midwifery_n when_o such_o a_o monstrous_a brat_n be_v own_a by_o it_o s._n vid._n letter_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o s._n but_o if_o king_n william_n the_o master-builder_n refuse_v what_o this_o author_n will_v make_v the_o head_n of_o the_o corner_n and_o be_v not_o so_o absolute_a a_o conqueror_n as_o to_o leave_v the_o english_a neither_o estate_n nor_o fortune_n 179._o against_o mr._n p._n p._n 43._o ib._n p._n 179._o what_o become_v of_o his_o airy_a ambuscade_n he_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o refer_v to_o doomsday_n book_n in_o every_o county_n for_o this_o fiction_n and_o that_o will_v satisfy_v a_o man_n wilful_o blind_a 176._o p._n 176._o that_o william_n the_o conqueror_n divide_v all_o the_o land_n in_o england_n among_o his_o great_a follower_n now_o what_o if_o i_o show_v out_o of_o himself_o and_o this_o book_n of_o judgement_n concern_v land_n and_o service_n that_o he_o divide_v very_o little_a of_o the_o land_n in_o england_n to_o his_o follower_n to_o be_v sure_a that_o he_o be_v far_o from_o distribute_v all_o our_o author_n spare_v the_o particular_a proof_n i_o will_v warrant_v it_o to_o make_v we_o believe_v it_o will_v require_v a_o transcript_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n but_o i_o think_v i_o shall_v impose_v upon_o no_o body_n by_o affirm_v without_o transcribe_v the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o that_o even_o where_o land_n be_v enjoy_v by_o other_o owner_n than_o such_o as_o hold_v they_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n edward_n and_o upon_o other_o title_n yet_o the_o land_n continue_v for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o hold_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o before_o whereas_o william_n according_a to_o he_o bring_v in_o a_o new_a manner_n and_o none_o be_v so_o much_o as_o freeman_n who_o hold_v not_o by_o knight_n service_n which_o he_o settle_v over_o all_o jure_fw-la haereditario_fw-la we_o general_o shall_v find_v that_o there_o be_v no_o change_n of_o the_o manner_n or_o quality_n of_o the_o service_n but_o only_o of_o the_o quantity_n tunc_fw-la geldavit_fw-la modo_fw-la geldat_fw-fr for_o so_o much_o either_o more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o improvement_n or_o fall_v of_o the_o land_n and_o frequent_o that_o which_o before_o pay_v for_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o hide_n pay_v nothing_o at_o the_o make_n of_o the_o survey_n the_o rent_n i_o conceive_v be_v in_o proportion_n to_o the_o value_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v seldom_o name_v but_o only_o how_o many_o hide_n acre_n rood_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v and_o these_o tenant_n seem_v to_o have_v hold_v in_o free_a or_o common_a socage_n sometime_o they_o be_v such_o as_o potuerunt_fw-la ire_n cum_fw-la terrâ_fw-la quo_fw-la voluerunt_fw-la which_o i_o doubt_v not_o alodiâ—m_fw-la doomsday_n ties_n taiâ—i_n tenuerunt_fw-la &_o non_fw-la potuerunt_fw-la ire_n quolibet_fw-la uâ—_n flet_fw-la tenuiâ—_fw-la de_fw-la tofti_n sed_fw-la non_fw-la fuit_fw-la alodiâ—m_fw-la be_v the_o alodiarii_n sometime_o they_o be_v not_o so_o free_a but_o hold_v by_o villain_n service_n though_o themselves_o be_v free_a and_o these_o be_v tenant_n in_o common_a socage_n sometime_o milites_fw-la be_v name_v but_o rare_o so_o that_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o can_v have_v but_o small_a assistance_n from_o doomsday_n book_n and_o be_v there_o sometime_o descent_n sometime_o purchase_n and_o now_o and_o then_o the_o king_n grant_n be_v mention_v who_o can_v tell_v by_o that_o whether_o general_o the_o land_n be_v enjoy_v by_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o title_n since_o especial_o it_o be_v most_o usual_a only_o to_o name_v the_o person_n that_o hold_v former_o who_o do_v then_o and_o by_o what_o service_n i_o take_v it_o there_o be_v as_o many_o and_o as_o often_o english_a name_n there_o as_o other_o and_o though_o the_o 〈…〉_o of_o name_n different_a from_o the_o former_a 〈◊〉_d 141._o vid._n caâ—den's_n remain_n of_o sir_n name_n from_o p._n 136._o to_o p._n 141._o that_o the_o christian_a 〈…〉_o which_o 〈…〉_o from_o their_o father_n be_v more_o use_v there_o than_o surname_n but_o i_o thank_v he_o he_o have_v give_v i_o a_o easy_a task_n to_o show_v that_o in_o spite_n of_o his_o conjecture_n this_o great_a survey_n demonstrate_v that_o there_o be_v proprietor_n of_o englishman_n who_o hold_v free-land_n upon_o title_n paramount_n to_o what_o he_o insist_o upon_o if_o notwithstanding_o our_o author_n quotation_n out_o of_o tilburiensis_n tilburiensis_n but_o they_o shall_v not_o claim_v any_o thing_n from_o the_o time_n the_o nation_n be_v conquer_v under_o the_o title_n of_o succession_n or_o descent_n tilburiensis_n a_o officer_n of_o the_o exchequer_n who_o be_v for_o bring_v grist_n to_o the_o mill_n i_o produce_v a_o list_n of_o freeholders_n who_o enjoy_v their_o land_n of_o the_o seize_v of_o their_o ancestor_n p._n against_o mr._n p._n their_o own_o 34._o p._n 34._o or_o they_o of_o who_o they_o purchase_v 1._o against_o jan._n etc._n etc._n p._n 1._o from_o before_o the_o counterfeit_a
date_n of_o the_o english_a slavery_n what_o shall_v we_o judge_v of_o his_o vagary_n controversy_n p._n 43._o not_o direct_o reach_v the_o controversy_n which_o he_o himself_o own_v to_o be_v impertinent_a i_o shall_v take_v no_o notice_n of_o ecclesiastical_a or_o kentish_a title_n because_o the_o church_n and_o that_o county_n may_v be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v particular_o exempt_v from_o the_o common_a calamity_n 〈…〉_o nor_o shall_v freeholder_n of_o house_n have_v a_o place_n here_o i_o must_v observe_v that_o though_o the_o same_o name_n be_v often_o repeat_v surname_n be_v then_o most_o in_o use_n we_o can_v tell_v but_o that_o they_o may_v have_v be_v different_a party_n but_o however_o if_o there_o be_v so_o many_o distinct_a property_n it_o be_v enough_o surrey_n 1._o hugo_n de_fw-fr port_n be_v a_o very_a great_a proprietor_n regis_n domesday_n he_o be_v not_o tainus_a regis_n as_o may_v be_v find_v under_o the_o title_n terra_fw-la hugonis_fw-la de_fw-fr port_n many_o manor_n he_o have_v and_o as_o appear_v in_o hampshire_n he_o have_v at_o least_o two_o manor_n cerdeford_n and_o eschetune_n from_o his_o ancestor_n before_o william_n entrance_n and_o even_o this_o be_v a_o ground_n to_o believe_v he_o be_v a_o great_a man_n that_o he_o have_v a_o surname_n or_o addition_n whereas_o 136._o camden_n remain_n p._n 136._o if_o we_o believe_v the_o great_a antiquary_n mr._n camden_n surname_n be_v not_o settle_v among_o the_o common_a people_n full_o till_o about_o the_o time_n of_o edw._n 2._o 2._o oswald_z hold_v michelham_n e._n idem_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 3._o seman_n hold_v in_o mideham_n 4._o otbert_n hold_v a_o hide_n in_o michelham_n vadio_fw-la antecessor_n ejus_fw-la tenuit_fw-la in_o vadio_fw-la which_o his_o ancestor_n have_v in_o mortgage_n of_o brictrick_n 5._o the_o earl_n of_o moreton_n e._n ipse_fw-la comes_fw-la tenuit_fw-la estreham_n t._n r._n e._n a_o very_a powerful_a prince_n as_o i_o may_v call_v he_o hold_v estreham_n in_o tenrige_n hundred_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n edward_n he_o enjoy_v several_a other_o great_a possession_n of_o the_o gift_n of_o king_n william_n i_o doubt_v not_o indeed_o but_o he_o be_v a_o norman_a bear_v yet_o he_o be_v here_o before_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o norman_a duke_n and_o might_n not_o improbable_o be_v in_o favour_n with_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n 136._o camden_n remain_n p._n 136._o who_o be_v all_o frenchify_v he_o to_o be_v sure_a have_v some_o land_n within_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n 176._o p._n 176._o which_o he_o enjoy_v not_o from_o william_n division_n 6._o seman_n hold_v one_o hide_n in_o mideham_n rege_fw-la tenuit_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la ed._n nunc_fw-la tenet_fw-la de_fw-la w._n rege_fw-la 7._o godwin_n hold_v one_o rood_n 8_o william_n the_o hunter_n hold_v littleton_n 9_o oswald_z hold_v pechingford_n 10._o seman_n hold_v one_o rood_n in_o copedome_n hundred_o 11._o oswald_z hold_v feceham_n 12._o teodorick_n the_o goldsmith_n hold_v clevintune_v 13._o chetel_fw-mi the_o hunter_n hold_v lodesorde_n e._n pater_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenuit_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la e._n hamshire_n terra_fw-la tainorum_fw-la regis_fw-la 1._o alwi_n the_o son_n of_o saul_n hold_v tederley_n franciginae_fw-la pater_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenâ—it_fw-la in_o alodium_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la e._n nota_fw-la in_o cambridgeshire_n of_o 37_o owner_n of_o house_n in_o the_o seven_o ward_n but_o 3_o be_v franciginae_fw-la 2._o vluric_n hold_v locherlei_n 6._o four_o english_a man_n brother_n i_o take_v it_o hold_v wallope_v 7._o edmund_n hold_v land_n of_o the_o king_n alodium_fw-la pater_fw-la eorum_fw-la tenuit_fw-la in_o alodium_fw-la 8._o agemund_n hold_v weldeve_n e._n ipsemet_fw-la tenuit_fw-la in_o alodium_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la e._n 9_o another_o agemund_n hold_v hotlop_n 10._o alwi_n hold_v locherslei_n 11._o agemund_n hold_v sotesdine_n 12._o sawin_n hold_v half_o a_o hide_n in_o rocheborne_n 13._o vlviet_v the_o hunter_n hold_v riple_a 14._o agemund_n hold_v half_o a_o hide_n in_o totintone_n 15._o alric_n hold_v half_o a_o hide_n 16._o godric_n son_n hold_v haugre_v 17._o alwin_n hold_v two_o hide_n 18._o ravelin_n hold_v clere._n 19_o lewin_n hold_v one_o rood_n in_o clere._n 20._o vluric_n hold_v a_o manor_n 21._o alwin_n hold_v merceode_v 22._o colam_z the_o hunter_n hold_v half_o a_o hide_n 23._o saulf_n wife_n hold_v hoburne_n 24._o vulgar_a hold_v one_o rood_n in_o melleford_n 25._o godric_n malf_n son_n hold_v one_o hide_v in_o esselei_n 26._o aluric_n hold_v one_o hide_v in_o einforde_n 27._o aluric_n hold_v a_o rood_n and_o a_o half_a in_o vtefel_v william_n leve_v and_o chetel_v hold_v it_o aluric_n purchase_v it_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n william_n 28._o aluric_n hold_v one_o hide_v in_o broceste_n 29._o godric_n malf_n son_n hold_v mintestede_n 30._o oirant_n hold_v celvecrote_n 31._o alsi_fw-la hold_v abagine_v the_o two_o next_o hold_v in_o alodium_n of_o the_o confessor_n 32._o swartin_n 33._o edwin_n 34._o ralph_n mortimer_n hold_v several_a possession_n some_o of_o which_o he_o have_v jure_fw-la haereditario_fw-la from_o before_o the_o repute_a conquest_n ipse_fw-la radulphus_fw-la tenet_fw-la ordie_n this_o manor_n t._n r._n e._n extra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la emptum_fw-la fuit_fw-la eo_fw-la pacto_fw-la &_o conventione_n ut_fw-la post_fw-la tertium_fw-la haeredem_fw-la cum_fw-la omni_fw-la peeunia_fw-la manerium_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sancti_fw-la petri_n de_fw-la episcopatu_fw-la recuperet_fw-la nunc_fw-la qui_fw-la tenet_fw-la radulphus_fw-la est_fw-la tertius_fw-la haeres_fw-la berkshire_n scire_fw-la berroche_n scire_fw-la 1._o walter_n hold_v one_o hide_v in_o cheneteberie_n which_o king_n edward_n give_v his_o ancestor_n etc._n de_fw-fr firma_fw-la svam_fw-la &_o solut_a ab_fw-la omni_fw-la consuetud_fw-la propter_fw-la forestam_fw-la custodiend_n excepta_fw-la forisfactura_fw-la regis_fw-la etc._n etc._n 2._o edward_n hold_v one_o hide_v in_o coserige_n he_o hold_v in_o alodium_n of_o king_n edward_n 3._o alward_n the_o goldsmith_n hold_v sotesbroc_n edw._n pater_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenuit_fw-la de_fw-la regina_fw-la edw._n 4._o eldeva_n a_o freewoman_n hold_v in_o henret_a one_o hide_v of_o the_o king_n in_o frankalmoigne_n which_o she_o hold_v t._n r._n e._n and_o can_v go_v whether_o she_o will_v 5._o alwin_n hold_v ceuresbert_n which_o he_o hold_v t._n r._n e._n wiltshire_n wiltscire_fw-la wiltscire_fw-la 1._o brictric_n hold_v as_o his_o father_n do_v t._n r._n e._n wochesie_v straburg_n stratretone_n and_o odestock_n 3._o brictric_n and_o alwin_n hold_v colesfeld_n e._n ipse_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 4._o aluric_n hold_v wadone_n 5._o aldred_n hold_v bimerton_n e._n ipse_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 6._o cudulf_n hold_v wintreburne_n 7._o chepe_v hold_v haseberie_n 8._o colam_z holds_z gramestede_n e._n pater_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 9_o good_a hold_v one_o hide_v in_o stotecome_v e._n ipsa_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 10._o edwin_n hold_v chigelei_n 11._o edric_n the_o blind_a hold_v hertham_n 12._o edward_n hold_v widetone_n e._n pater_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 13._o edmund_z the_o son_n of_o aculfe_n hold_v one_o hide_n in_o bredford_n 14._o harding_n hold_v winestone_n 15._o turchil_n hold_v in_o contone_n 16._o vluric_n hold_v three_o rood_n of_o land_n in_o wintrested_a and_o one_o rood_n in_o tuderlege_n 17._o vlnod_n hold_v 1_o 2_o hide_v in_o bramessage_n 18._o wendsey_n e._n vit_n ejus_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n the_o wife_n of_o titecome_v hold_v land_n 19_o lisman_n hold_v three_o hide_n in_o melchesham_n 20._o wado_fw-it hold_v one_o hide_n in_o bereford_n 22._o otho_n and_o swain_n hold_v the_o land_n which_o their_o father_n hold_v e._n tenentes_fw-la terrarum_fw-la quas_fw-la tenuerant_fw-la eorum_fw-la patres_fw-la t._n r._n e._n t._n r._n e._n 23._o savic_n hold_v lachertestoche_n e._n gest_n frater_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 26._o ceviet_v aifild_n and_o eldid_a hold_v divers_a land_n which_o their_o husband_n hold_v t._n r._n e._n dorsetshire_n dorsete_n dorsete_n terra_fw-la tainorum_fw-la regis_fw-la 1._o gudmund_n hold_v midletone_n 2._o bollo_n the_o priest_n hold_v mapledore_n e._n ipse_fw-la tenuit_fw-la cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la 7_o tainis_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 3._o brictwin_n hold_v waia_n 4._o vluric_n hold_v mordone_v e._n pater_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 5._o alward_n hold_v tornecome_v 6._o ulviet_v hold_v winburne_n 7._o godwin_n the_o head-borough_n hold_v one_o hide_n in_o winteburne_n 8._o swain_n hold_v winteburne_n 9_o vluric_n the_o hunter_n hold_v one_o hide_n 10._o brictwin_n above_o name_v hold_v ciltecome_v 11._o brictwin_n hold_v wadone_n 12._o saward_n hold_v eleven_o rood_n in_o caundele_n 22._o ten_o thayn_n hold_v chimedecome_v volebant_fw-la ipsi_fw-la tenuerunt_fw-la t._n r._n e._n pro_fw-la 1._o manerio_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la have_v terras_fw-la tenuerunt_fw-la t._n r._n e._n potuerunt_fw-la ire_n ad_fw-la quem_fw-la dominum_fw-la volebant_fw-la somersetshire_n summersete_n summersete_n 1._o brictric_n and_o vlward_n hold_v bochel_n and_o 2._o siward_z holds_z ettebere_fw-la 3._o vlf_n hold_v havechewelle_n 4._o alward_n and_o his_o
brother_n e._n pater_fw-la eorum_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n hold_v stoche_n 5._o godwin_n hold_v draicote_n e._n ipse_fw-la &_o mater_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenebant_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 6._o aldwi_n 7._o brismar_n 8._o alwerd_n 9_o donno_n 10._o huscarle_fw-fr 11._o osmer_n 12._o eldred_n these_o hold_v several_a parcel_n of_o land_n devonshire_n devenescire_fw-la devenescire_fw-la 1._o colwin_n hold_v chelesword_n e._n ipse_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 2._o godwin_n hold_v curemton_n 3._o edred_n hold_v a_o furlong_n of_o land_n in_o bicheford_n 4._o alward_n hold_v colsovenescote_n 5._o ausgot_v hold_v madone_n 6._o donne_n hold_v niwetone_n 7._o alwin_n hold_v midelcote_n 8._o edwin_n hold_v buterlei_n 9_o vlf_n hold_v wadeham_n 10._o algar_n hold_v chevendestone_n 11._o alric_n hold_v wasberlege_n 12._o aluric_n hold_v essaple_n 13._o lewric_n hold_v betunie_n 14._o saulf_n hold_v dunesford_n 15._o alveva_n hold_v lacobescherche_fw-fr 16._o alfhill_n hold_v chenudestane_n buckinghamshire_n e._n bockinghamscire_fw-la ipse_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 1._o a_o certain_a splay-footed_n man_n hold_v eurifel_v in_o frankalmoign_n 2._o lewin_n hold_v one_o hide_n in_o wavendone_v 3._o lewin_n cawra_n hold_v in_o boneston_n hund._n 4._o chetel_fw-mi hold_v in_o moslai_n hund._n 5._o godric_n cratel_n hold_v in_o mideltone_n 6._o suart_v and_o herding_n two_o brother_n hold_v land_n in_o cotehale_n hund._n oxfordshire_n oxenefordscire_fw-la oxenefordscire_fw-la all_o the_o burgess_n of_o oxford_n have_v in_o common_a without_o the_o wall_n pasture_n yield_v 6_o s._n 8._o d._n the_o county_n of_o oxford_n pay_v the_o rent_n of_o the_o three_o night_n that_o be_v fifty_o pound_n for_o land_n they_o hold_v 1._o theodoric_n the_o goldsmith_n hold_v one_o hide_n in_o norton_n and_o two_o hide_n and_o half_a in_o welde_n these_o land_n his_o wife_n hold_v free_o t._n r._n e._n staffordshire_n statfordscire_fw-la statfordscire_fw-la terra_fw-la chenwin_n &_o aliorum_fw-la tainorum_fw-la regis_fw-la 1._o chenwin_n hold_v of_o the_o king_n three_o hide_n in_o codeshale_v e._n ipse_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 2._o dunning_n hold_v chenestone_n 3._o alric_n hold_v stagrisgeshowe_v e._n ipsi_fw-la have_v terras_fw-la tenuerunt_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 4._o aswold_n hold_v chrochesdene_n 14._o more_o hold_v land_n of_o title_n prior_n to_o king_n william_n among_o which_o the_o earl_n hugh_n de_fw-fr ferrier_n and_o alberic_n de_fw-fr vere_n the_o first_o of_o which_o hold_v st._n warburgh_n of_o chester_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o confessor_n notinghamshire_n snotingham-scire_a snotingham-scire_a 2._o elwin_n and_o vlviet_v hold_v one_o carve_v of_o land_n in_o osbernestune_n now_o swan_n and_o vlviet_v hold_v it_o 5._o aluric_n buge_n and_o vlchet_n do_v former_o and_o now_o do_v hold_v land_n there_o yorkshire_n 1._o swen_n 2._o vlf._n 3._o turchil_n 4._o chetel_fw-mi 5._o ramechil_n 6._o ravenchil_n 7._o torchil_n 8._o game_n 9_o osward_n 10._o tore_v 11._o torber_n 12._o vctre_v hold_v several_a land_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n edward_n as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o william_n the_o first_o beside_o several_a dispossess_v who_o have_v their_o title_n allow_v lincolnshire_n lindesire_v lindesire_v 2._o sortebrand_n and_o chetelburn_n hold_v several_a land_n 3._o godrie_n hold_v four_o oxgange_n which_o be_v agremund_n his_o father_n glocestershire_n 1._o chetel_fw-mi hold_v one_o hide_v and_o â—ne_a rood_n in_o wenrick_n glocestrescrie_v glocestrescrie_v 2._o osward_n hold_v redmertone_n e._n ipse_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 3._o edric_n the_o son_n of_o ketel_n hold_v â—andintone_n 4._o eddiet_n hold_v bichemerse_n e._n pater_fw-la ejus_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 5._o brictric_n hold_v four_o hide_n in_o â—achamtone_n 6._o alwold_n hold_v pignoscire_fw-la 7._o edward_n the_o son_n of_o reinbald_n old_v aldersnude_v 8._o 9_o 10._o 11._o 12._o elsi_n dous_n brictric_n edric_n the_o son_n of_o jewel_n and_o madoch_n hold_v land_n as_o 〈◊〉_d the_o former_a king_n reign_n herefordshire_n herefordscire_fw-la herefordscire_fw-la 1._o edric_n hold_v last_o 2._o elmer_n hold_v half_o a_o hide_n of_o the_o king_n e._n ipse_fw-la tenuit_fw-la t._n r._n e._n 3._o osborn_n the_o son_n of_o richard_n hold_v mildetune_n in_o these_o 15_o county_n domesday_n vid._n spelman_n tit_n domesday_n of_o thirty_o describe_v in_o domesday_n beside_o other_o leave_v â—ut_v of_o this_o survey_n as_o northumberland_n westmoreland_n the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n and_o lancashire_n except_o some_o part_n of_o it_o be_v take_v into_o yorkshire_n or_o cheshire_n the_o city_n of_o oxford_n and_o the_o shire_n which_o hold_v land_n in_o their_o public_a capacity_n several_a omit_v through_o neglect_n and_o other_o on_o purpose_n as_o i_o before_o observe_v there_o be_v above_o one_o hundred_o anâ—_n eighty_o freeholders_n who_o derive_v noâ—_n under_o king_n william_n title_n and_o beside_o the_o generality_n who_o title_n be_v not_o express_v many_o of_o which_o however_o be_v of_o english_a name_n sect_n 2._o our_o wise_a author_n suppose_v that_o king_n william_n give_v all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o county_n of_o cheshire_n to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr abrincis_fw-la 29._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 29._o his_o kinsman_n and_o a_o norman_a and_o wise_o ask_v whether_o this_o be_v all_o crown_n land_n the_o pretend_a proof_n of_o this_o he_o bring_v in_o another_o book_n so_o that_o for_o a_o long_a time_n we_o must_v rely_v upon_o his_o mastership_n authority_n 15._o against_o jani_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 15._o but_o this_o be_v his_o demonstration_n in_o domesday-book_n after_o it_o be_v say_v what_o belong_v to_o the_o bishopric_n totam_fw-la reliquam_fw-la terram_fw-la comitatus_fw-la tenet_fw-la hugo_n comes_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la cum_fw-la hominibus_fw-la suis._n but_o i_o can_v find_v no_o great_a matter_n in_o this_o than_o that_o under_o the_o king_n he_o be_v chief_a lord_n of_o â—â—e_z fee_n but_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o whole_a â—ounty_n general_o imply_v not_o any_o thing_n â—ore_o than_o the_o government_n of_o it_o â—hus_o whereas_o he_o will_v have_v it_o that_o the_o beate_v part_n of_o shropshire_n be_v give_v to_o roâ—r_n de_fw-fr montegomerico_n scyropesberie_n against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 29._o scyropesberie_n domesday_n say_v â—e_v have_v the_o city_n of_o shrewsbury_n &_o tot_fw-la â—omitat_fw-la and_o the_o whole_a county_n but_o â—hat_n be_v soon_o explain_v &_o torum_fw-la domiâ—ium_fw-la quod_fw-la rex_fw-la edwardus_fw-la ibi_fw-la habebat_fw-la cumâ—_fw-la 2_o manner_n quae_fw-la rex_fw-la ipse_fw-la tenebat_fw-la and_o the_o â—hole_a power_n or_o right_o to_o govern_v it_o which_o king_n edward_n have_v there_o with_o â—â—elve_n manor_n which_o the_o king_n himself_o â—eld_v and_o this_o be_v all_o the_o land_n that_o be_v give_v but_o can_v not_o be_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o county_n far_o domesday_n cheshire_n domesday_n for_o cheshire_n leofwick_n king_n edward_n brother_n have_v it_o before_o in_o the_o â—ame_n manner_n as_o hugh_n have_v and_o sureâ—y_o neither_o he_o nor_o his_o brother_n conquer_v â—he_v whole_a county_n nor_o have_v ed._n the_o crown_n â—y_a inheritance_n and_o lupus_n have_v it_o in_o â—he_n same_o manner_n that_o leofwick_n have_v it_o beâ—ore_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o county_n be_v not_o hold_v under_o the_o feudal_n law_n bring_v â—n_v by_o william_n beside_o to_o show_v that_o the_o earl_n have_v â—ot_n the_o whole_a county_n it_o be_v manifest_a there_o be_v many_o great_a proprietor_n there_o as_o earl_n robert_n who_o hold_v westone_n richard_z de_z vernon_z who_o hold_v estime_fw-fr gislebeâ—â—_n venables_n who_o family_n continue_v at_o thâ—_n day_n but_o indeed_o the_o estate_n be_v in_o a_o heâ—_n female_a and_o several_a other_o some_o 〈◊〉_d which_o for_o a_o long_a time_n enjoy_v thâ—_n dignity_n of_o baron_n which_o dignity_n think_v be_v not_o yet_o extinct_a there_o sect_n 3._o whereas_o this_o friend_n to_o the_o english_a nation_n for_o so_o doubtless_o hâ—_n have_v render_v himself_o will_v impose_v up_o on_o we_o 43._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 43._o as_o if_o the_o english_a have_v neither_o estate_n nor_o fortune_n leave_v and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v no_o great_a matter_n to_o they_o by_o what_o law_n right_o or_o propriety_n other_o man_n hold_v theiâ—_n estate_n i_o have_v already_o make_v it_o evident_a thaâ—_n they_o have_v estate_n and_o fortune_n leave_v shall_v now_o show_v that_o they_o claim_v their_o right_n and_o have_v they_o allow_v according_a to_o the_o ancient_a law_n and_o before_o i_o come_v to_o this_o or_o rather_o in_o confirmation_n of_o it_o i_o must_v observe_v that_o even_o lesser_a lawful_a custom_n thaâ—_n those_o whereby_o the_o descent_n of_o estateâ—_n be_v preserve_v be_v continue_v after_o the_o repute_a conquest_n thus_o in_o the_o burrow_n of_o wallingford_n in_o berkshire_n domesday_n domesday_n be_v consuetudines_fw-la omnes_fw-la ut_fw-la ante_fw-la fuerant_fw-la all_o the_o same_o custom_n which_o be_v there_o before_o so_o you_o shall_v find_v numerous_a instance_n of_o the_o same_o service_n from_o the_o land_n or_o house_n
which_o be_v before_o nay_o sometime_o less_o or_o none_o when_o former_o there_o be_v some_o as_o in_o surrey_n robert_n de_fw-fr wate_n hold_v one_o house_n which_o pay_v all_o service_n in_o the_o time_n of_o kind_a edward_n now_o nothing_o at_o all_o but_o to_o the_o claim_n or_o title_n allow_v hantescire_fw-la hantescire_fw-la aldredus_fw-la frater_fw-la ode_n calumniatur_fw-la unam_fw-la virgatam_fw-la terrae_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la manerio_fw-la &_o dicit_fw-la se_fw-la eam_fw-la tenuisse_fw-la die_fw-la quâ_fw-la rex_fw-la edwardus_fw-la fuit_fw-la vivus_fw-la &_o mortuus_fw-la &_o disaisitus_fw-la fuit_fw-la postquam_fw-la rex_fw-la willielmus_fw-la mare_fw-la transiit_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la dirationavit_fw-la coram_fw-la reginâ_fw-la inde_fw-la est_fw-la testis_fw-la ejus_fw-la hugo_n de_fw-fr port_n &_o homines_fw-la de_fw-la toto_fw-la hundredo_fw-la aldred_n the_o brother_n of_o ode_n claim_v one_o rood_n of_o that_o manner_n and_o say_v that_o he_o hold_v it_o the_o day_n that_o king_n edward_n be_v alive_a and_o dead_a and_o be_v disseize_v after_o that_o king_n william_n past_o the_o sea_n and_o he_o recover_v it_o before_o the_o queen_n hugo_n the_o port_n be_v witness_n of_o it_o and_o the_o whole_a hundred_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o where_o the_o county_n or_o hundred_o atte_v any_o man_n plea_n or_o title_n this_o be_v a_o solemn_a judgement_n in_o domesday_n book_n that_o be_v the_o way_n appoint_v of_o ascertain_v estate_n and_o title_n in_o the_o same_o county_n and_o hundred_o hugh_n de_fw-fr port_n have_v his_o claim_n allow_v hanc_fw-la hidam_fw-la calumniatur_fw-la hugo_n de_fw-fr port_n dicens_fw-la eam_fw-la pertinere_fw-la ad_fw-la sva_fw-la maneria_fw-la de_fw-la cerdeford_n &_o eschetune_n &_o ibi_fw-la eam_fw-la tenuerunt_fw-la svi_fw-la antecessores_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la testantur_fw-la tot_fw-la '_o hundr_n '_o this_o hide_n hugh_n de_fw-fr port_n claim_v say_v that_o it_o belong_v to_o his_o manor_n of_o cerdeford_n and_o 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it_o fall_v out_o that_o i_o unlucky_o have_v affirm_v that_o when_o there_o be_v a_o grant_n which_o reach_v to_o the_o tenant_n de_fw-fr novo_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la the_o record_n mention_v that_o show_v we_o that_o more_o than_o the_o king_n be_v immediate_a tenant_n be_v party_n to_o the_o grant_n but_o that_o other_o record_n show_v that_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la grant_v by_o themselves_o a_o charge_n upon_o the_o vetus_fw-la feoffamentum_fw-la only_o but_o let_v we_o see_v whether_o that_o part_n i_o omit_v show_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o contrary_n ad_fw-la auxilium_fw-la praedictum_fw-la nobis_fw-la faciendum_fw-la unde_fw-la providerunt_fw-la reddere_fw-la nobis_fw-la unam_fw-la medietatem_fw-la ad_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la mich._n anno_fw-la 19_o &_o 20._o providerunt_fw-la etiam_fw-la quòd_fw-la praedictum_fw-la scutagium_fw-la colligatur_fw-la per_fw-la manus_fw-la ballivorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la in_o singulis_fw-la comitatibus_fw-la &_o tradatur_fw-la per_fw-la manus_fw-la eorundem_fw-la duobus_fw-la militibus_fw-la quos_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la assignaverint_fw-la in_o singulis_fw-la comitatibus_fw-la deferendum_fw-la ad_fw-la scaccarium_n nostrum_fw-la lond._n &_o liberandum_fw-la ibidem_fw-la thes._n &_o camerariis_fw-la nostris_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la tibi_fw-la precipimus_fw-la quòd_fw-la ad_fw-la mandatum_fw-la comitum_fw-la sheriff_n here_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o certificate_n of_o their_o name_n that_o will_v not_o pay_v free_o the_o say_v knight_n can_v not_o destrain_v but_o the_o sheriff_n &_o baronum_n &_o omnium_fw-la aliorum_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la tenent_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la in_fw-la balliuâ_fw-la praedictâ_fw-la modo_fw-la praedicto_fw-la sine_fw-la dilatione_fw-la distringas_fw-la omnes_fw-la milites_fw-la &_o liberè_fw-la tenentes_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la eye_v tenent_fw-la per_fw-la servitium_fw-la militare_fw-la in_fw-la balliuâ_fw-la tuâ_fw-la ad_fw-la reddendum_fw-la ballivis_n suis_fw-fr de_fw-fr singulis_fw-la feodis_fw-la &_o wardis_fw-la dvas_fw-la marcas_fw-la &_o praedictum_fw-la auxilium_fw-la nobis_fw-la faciendum_fw-la in_o terminis_fw-la praedictis_fw-la tolerandum_fw-la johanni_n de_fw-fr aure_n &_o henr._n de_fw-fr meriet_fw-la quos_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la assignavimus_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la tuo_fw-la sicut_fw-la praedictum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n you_o must_v understand_v that_o two_o mark_n be_v grant_v upon_o every_o knight_n fee_n for_o a_o effectual_a aid_n the_o not_o go_v as_o far_o as_o ad_fw-la auxilium_fw-la praedictum_fw-la faciendum_fw-la after_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o efficax_n auxilium_fw-la and_o what_o be_v grant_v be_v a_o design_v omission_n but_o to_o the_o question_n who_o be_v charge_v in_o this_o writ_n 77._o against_o juâ—i_n angl._n etc._n etc._n p._n 77._o two_o mark_n for_o every_o knight_n fee_n that_o be_v hold_v in_o capite_fw-la as_o well_o of_o the_o new_a feoffment_n as_o of_o the_o old_a but_o the_o tenant_n in_o 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lord_n tenant_n though_o to_o relieve_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la 237._o jan._n etc._n etc._n p._n 237._o what_o say_v he_o to_o the_o plea_n according_a to_o which_o the_o novum_fw-la feoffamentum_fw-la be_v allow_v to_o be_v free_a where_o the_o vetus_n be_v chargeable_a whereas_o he_o will_v have_v it_o that_o omnes_fw-la alii_fw-la de_fw-la regno_fw-la be_v only_o qui_fw-fr de_fw-fr nobis_fw-la tenent_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o where_o the_o novum_fw-la feoffamentum_fw-la be_v express_o name_v to_o be_v charge_v 239._o ib._n p._n 238._o &_o 239._o there_o omnes_fw-la alii_fw-la be_v particular_o name_v otherwise_o only_a tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o what_o say_v he_o to_o the_o record_n 196._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 193._o and_o 196._o which_o out_o of_o marvellous_a modesty_n he_o own_v himself_o not_o to_o have_v so_o much_o knowledge_n of_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o law_n as_o to_o say_v that_o he_o 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the_o subfeudatary_n without_o parliamentary_a grant_n 176._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 176._o what_o a_o ridiculous_a thing_n be_v it_o for_o the_o prior_n of_o coventry_n to_o plead_v in_o discharge_n of_o eight_o part_n of_o ten_o that_o eight_o part_n be_v out_o of_o his_o possession_n but_o his_o plea_n be_v that_o he_o be_v not_o liable_a to_o so_o many_o as_o tenent_n in_o capite_fw-la but_o in_o effect_n that_o indeed_o he_o have_v so_o many_o hold_v under_o he_o who_o pay_v their_o proportion_n by_o his_o hand_n 3._o see_v the_o record_n at_o large_a in_o mr._n petyt_n appendix_n or_o inter_fw-la communia_fw-la de_fw-la termino_fw-la sancti_fw-la hill_n anno_fw-la 17._o ed._n 3._o as_o collector_n for_o the_o king_n under_o the_o sheriff_n who_o account_v for_o they_o but_o such_o be_v not_o chargeable_a as_o have_v any_o respect_n to_o service_n or_o tenure_n auxilia_fw-la illa_fw-la non_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la nec_fw-la censeri_fw-la possunt_fw-la esse_fw-la servitia_fw-la imo_fw-la subsidia_fw-la per_fw-la magnates_fw-la et_fw-la communitatem_fw-la regni_fw-la spontaneâ_fw-la merâ_fw-la voluntate_fw-la regi_fw-la concessa_fw-la et_fw-la tam_fw-la de_fw-fr tenentibus_fw-la aliorum_fw-la quam_fw-la de_fw-la tenentibus_fw-la de_fw-fr domino_fw-la rege_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la levanda_fw-la and_o this_o be_v manifest_o the_o same_o as_o if_o he_o have_v plead_v that_o he_o have_v eight_o of_o the_o knight_n fee_n de_fw-fr novo_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la and_o therefore_o be_v not_o chargeable_a for_o they_o for_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o the_o 34th_o he_o be_v to_o account_v for_o twelve_o mark_n record_n vide_fw-la the_o record_n ad_fw-la sororem_fw-la regis_fw-la maritandum_fw-la this_o there_o be_v then_o charge_v two_o mark_n upon_o every_o knight_n fee_n be_v for_o arrear_n in_o his_o hand_n the_o very_a charge_n be_v tam_fw-la de_fw-la novo_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la quam_fw-la de_fw-la veteri_fw-la express_o and_o that_o per_fw-la commune_fw-la consilium_fw-la regni_fw-la or_o as_o he_o plead_v per_fw-la magnates_fw-la et_fw-la communitatem_fw-la regni_fw-la 3._o communia_fw-la de_fw-la term._n sancti_fw-la mich._n anno_fw-la 34._o h._n 3._o quia_fw-la per_fw-la commune_fw-la concilium_fw-la regni_fw-la fuit_fw-la regi_fw-la concessum_fw-la auxilium_fw-la ad_fw-la sororem_fw-la etc._n etc._n 2._o marcae_fw-la de_fw-la singulis_fw-la feodis_fw-la militum_fw-la tam_fw-la de_fw-la novo_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la quam_fw-la de_fw-la veteri_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o as_o our_o author_n suppose_v all_o manner_n of_o charge_n to_o have_v be_v lay_v by_o the_o tenant_n in_o chief_a only_o who_o be_v able_a to_o charge_v more_o than_o such_o for_o who_o service_n they_o be_v answerable_a to_o the_o king_n what_o think_v he_o of_o the_o record_n 24_o ed._n 1._o which_o say_v concessa_fw-la rot._n pat._n 24_o ed._n 1._o n._n 22._o de_fw-la 12._o &_o 8._o regi_fw-la concessa_fw-la that_o a_o twelve_o and_o eight_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o 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against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 41._o can_v find_v no_o less_o a_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n
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242._o 26_o e._n 3._o they_o be_v empower_v to_o consent_v to_o what_o the_o communi_fw-la consilio_fw-la contigerit_fw-la ordinari_fw-la 3._o p._n 246._o 27_o e._n 3._o and_o that_o such_o a_o council_n make_v law_n as_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o staple_n make_v the_o 21_o and_o e._n 3._o to_o which_o the_o answer_n be_v very_o obvious_a that_o they_o make_v only_a ordinance_n not_o law_n and_o that_o these_o be_v magna_fw-la consilia_fw-la take_v in_o a_o sense_n total_o different_a from_o the_o generalia_fw-la concilia_fw-la or_o parliament_n and_o all_o this_o appear_v above_o the_o power_n and_o subtlety_n of_o our_o learned_a doctor_n evasion_n in_o that_o the_o record_v cite_v by_o himself_o in_o the_o 26_o e._n 3._o call_v the_o assembly_n they_o be_v summon_v to_o concilium_fw-la only_a and_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o the_o twenty_o eight_o of_o that_o king_n call_v what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o ordinance_n 13._o 28_o e._n 3._o c._n 13._o and_o that_o 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government_n and_o so_o impotent_a in_o its_o settle_a anger_n as_o that_o which_o some_o may_v think_v to_o have_v no_o other_o design_n 81._o above_o all_o vid._n title_n page_n against_o mr._n petyt_n &_o p._n 81._o than_o that_o of_o expose_v mr._n petyt_n and_o i_o the_o one_o for_o artifice_n â—â—nhandsom_a deal_n with_o and_o false_a application_n of_o record_n etc._n etc._n the_o other_o among_o other_o thing_n for_o ignorance_n confidence_n and_o cheat_v his_o reader_n i_o may_v hope_v notwithstanding_o the_o disparity_n of_o year_n and_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o place_n to_o be_v very_o excusable_a in_o use_v our_o answerer_n with_o no_o more_o respect_n when_o a_o man_n render_v himself_o cheap_a by_o his_o folly_n and_o yet_o meer_v with_o many_o so_o weak_a that_o they_o be_v disciple_v by_o he_o to_o notion_n of_o dangerous_a and_o pernicious_a consequence_n to_o the_o state_n ridentem_fw-la dicere_fw-la verum_fw-la quis_fw-la vetat_fw-la in_o sum_v up_o the_o product_n 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etc._n etc._n ib._n l._n 25._o r._n nocton_n
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