benefit_n receive_v which_o high_o please_v the_o almighty_a and_o be_v lovely_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o man_n which_o be_v not_o only_o enjoy_v but_o hold_v fast_o and_o enforce_v by_o all_o the_o nobility_n gentry_n and_o rich_a sort_n of_o man_n in_o england_n when_o it_o happen_v to_o be_v deny_v as_o the_o service_n and_o custom_n of_o all_o their_o tenant_n to_o grind_v their_o corn_n at_o their_o lord_n mill_n or_o bake_v their_o bread_n at_o his_o common_a oven_n in_o some_o borough_n or_o market_n town_n the_o relief_n in_o tenor_n by_o knight_n service_n or_o chivalry_n fix_v and_o appropriate_a unto_o those_o feud_n and_o tenor_n and_o pay_v at_o the_o death_n of_o every_o tenant_n die_v seize_v be_v at_o the_o first_o never_o condescend_v unto_o by_o the_o tenant_n by_o any_o paction_n or_o stipulation_n betwixt_o they_o and_o their_o lord_n but_o although_o there_o be_v ancient_o and_o original_o betwixt_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o tenant_n 7._o mutua_fw-la fides_fw-la tuendae_fw-la salutis_fw-la &_o dignitatis_fw-la utriusque_fw-la say_v bodin_n a_o mutual_a obligation_n betwixt_o the_o tenant_n and_o the_o lord_n to_o defend_v one_o another_o estate_n and_o dignity_n or_o as_o craig_n say_v pactionibus_fw-la interpositis_fw-la de_fw-la mutua_fw-la tutela_n upon_o certain_a agreement_n to_o defend_v one_o another_o be_v late_o notwithstanding_o receive_v and_o take_v by_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n as_o a_o gratitude_n and_o in_o that_o and_o no_o other_o respect_n be_v by_o the_o tenant_n willing_o pay_v unto_o they_o the_o relief_n pay_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o freeholder_n in_o socage_n after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o ancestor_n which_o be_v not_o pay_v by_o tenant_n for_o year_n by_o a_o rack_n rent_n do_v appear_v to_o have_v no_o other_o commencement_n but_o in_o signum_fw-la subjectionis_fw-la &_o gratitudinis_fw-la a_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n for_o benefit_n receive_v or_o those_o duty_n &_o payment_n which_o many_o lord_n and_o gentry_n do_v enjoy_v in_o cumberland_n westmoreland_n and_o many_o of_o the_o other_o northern_a county_n which_o be_v not_o at_o the_o first_o by_o any_o original_a contract_n or_o agreement_n as_o to_o their_o tenant_n particular_a service_n for_o so_o it_o can_v not_o be_v a_o custom_n but_o the_o tenant_n at_o the_o first_o upon_o the_o only_a reason_n of_o gratitude_n until_o it_o have_v by_o length_n of_o time_n and_o usage_n uninterrupted_a gain_v the_o force_n of_o a_o custom_n and_o that_o the_o succeed_a heir_n and_o tenant_n be_v admit_v according_a to_o those_o custom_n do_v as_o willing_o observe_v and_o acknowledge_v they_o the_o fine_n incertain_a at_o the_o will_n of_o several_a lord_n which_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n of_o other_o part_n of_o england_n do_v receive_v and_o take_v of_o their_o copyhold_n tenant_n under_o the_o penalty_n of_o a_o forfeiture_n if_o not_o pay_v in_o a_o reasonable_a time_n after_o they_o be_v assess_v and_o the_o privilege_n which_o they_o retain_v of_o seize_v their_o tenant_n copyhold_n land_n as_o forfeit_v whether_o the_o fine_n be_v certain_a or_o incertain_a if_o they_o sue_v replevin_n against_o they_o distrain_v for_o their_o rent_n or_o service_n and_o have_v no_o other_o parent_n or_o original_a until_o custom_n have_v settle_v it_o then_o the_o tenant_n grateful_a acknowledgement_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o his_o ancestor_n former_a kindess_n and_o benefit_n bestow_v upon_o they_o or_o their_o progenitor_n and_o the_o socage_n land_n and_o freeholder_n may_v be_v tally_v or_o have_v a_o tax_v lay_v upon_o they_o by_o their_o lord_n at_o their_o will_n and_o pleasure_n as_o their_o necessity_n or_o occasion_n require_v as_o well_o before_o as_o after_o the_o statute_n de_fw-fr tallagio_n non_fw-la concedendo_fw-la make_v betwixt_o the_o year_n 25_o &_o 34_o ed._n 1._o and_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o not_o a_o charter_n can_v bind_v only_o the_o king_n as_o to_o his_o 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demean_v land_n be_v not_o free_a from_o tallage_n which_o will_v be_v evident_a enough_o by_o a_o presentment_n of_o a_o jury_n of_o nottinghamshire_n before_o the_o justice_n in_o eyre_n in_o anno_fw-la 8_o e._n 1._o or_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o when_o the_o king_n letter_n patent_n of_o a_o grant_n of_o the_o town_n of_o retford_n to_o the_o burgess_n thereof_o and_o their_o heir_n in_o fee_n farm_n be_v find_v and_o mention_v in_o these_o word_n viz._n scacarâ—i_fw-la edwardus_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la etc._n etc._n sciatis_fw-la nos_fw-la concessisse_fw-la etc._n etc._n burgensibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la de_fw-la retford_n quod_fw-la ipsi_fw-la &_o eorum_fw-la haeredes_fw-la de_fw-la cetero_fw-la habeant_fw-la &_o teneant_fw-la ad_fw-la feodi_fw-la firmam_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la villam_fw-la nostram_fw-la de_fw-la retford_n cum_fw-la pertnen_fw-la reddendo_fw-la inde_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la per_fw-la manus_fw-la svas_fw-la proprias_fw-la decem_fw-la libras_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la ad_fw-la scaccarium_n nostrum_fw-la ad_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la michaelis_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la serviciis_fw-la etc._n etc._n salvo_n inde_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la tallagio_n nostro_fw-la cum_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la nostris_fw-la dominica_n nostra_fw-la per_fw-la angliam_fw-la fecimus_fw-la talliari_fw-la etc._n etc._n reserve_v to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n a_o fee_n farm_n rend_v of_o ten_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o the_o power_n of_o tax_n or_o tallage_n or_o improve_n what_o he_o have_v grant_v unto_o they_o when_o he_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o make_v a_o tax_n or_o tallage_n upon_o all_o his_o demesne_n land_n in_o england_n and_o until_o rent_n be_v rack_v of_o which_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o the_o officer_n of_o their_o revenue_n in_o land_n be_v seldom_o or_o never_o yet_o much_o guilty_a &_o that_o rent_n be_v improve_v as_o high_a as_o the_o profit_n of_o land_n all_o the_o land_n of_o england_n except_o the_o copyhold_n &_o customary_a land_n by_o fine_n certain_a &_o the_o courtesy_n of_o time_n and_o their_o landlord_n suffer_v their_o good_a will_n and_o charity_n to_o be_v reduce_v into_o thankless_a custom_n escape_v it_o be_v liable_a to_o be_v make_v contributaries_n to_o many_o of_o the_o necessity_n or_o occasion_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o manor_n who_o former_o do_v not_o make_v lease_n and_o take_v fine_n to_o lessen_v the_o rent_n as_o they_o do_v now_o by_o a_o high_a rate_n or_o rule_v of_o interest_n and_o disadvantage_n procure_v their_o rent_n to_o be_v advance_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o fine_a before_o hand_n nor_o if_o the_o land_n be_v hold_v in_o capite_fw-la by_o knight_n service_n until_o time_n and_o their_o prince_n favour_n have_v disuse_v it_o can_v make_v a_o lease_n unto_o any_o tenant_n of_o such_o land_n but_o by_o licence_n and_o then_o also_o for_o no_o long_o a_o term_n then_o 3._o or_o 7._o year_n and_o their_o land_n and_o rent_n except_o capite_fw-la and_o knight-service_n and_o copyhold_n land_n and_o land_n in_o frank_n almoigne_z be_v capable_a of_o no_o high_a rent_n or_o improvement_n can_v now_o be_v any_o more_o by_o they_o tally_v which_o in_o effect_n be_v but_o a_o call_n for_o more_o rent_n or_o raise_v it_o which_o every_o landlord_n may_v do_v where_o his_o tenant_n be_v at_o will_n or_o when_o their_o lease_n be_v expire_v when_o they_o be_v now_o all_o but_o those_o land_n before_o except_v as_o to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o mesne_fw-la lord_n and_o the_o land_n of_o the_o freeholder_n and_o cop_z holder_n at_o the_o utmost_a or_o a_o very_a high_a rent_n and_o such_o tallage_n be_v at_o this_o day_n not_o lay_v aside_o by_o our_o neighbour_n of_o france_n 1661._o in_o very_a many_o place_n be_v les_fw-fr tailles_fw-fr se_fw-fr paient_fw-fr par_fw-fr ceuz_fw-fr du_fw-fr tiers_n estate_n c'est_fw-mi a_o dire_fw-fr par_fw-fr les_fw-fr habitans_fw-la
roturiers_n des_fw-fr ville_n non_fw-fr franche_n bourg_n &_o village_n a_o proportion_n des_fw-fr biens_fw-fr du_fw-fr taillable_n sans_o cue_n '_o il_fw-fr ait_fw-fr estè_fw-fr besoin_fw-fr d'_fw-fr asembler_n les_fw-fr estate_n pour_fw-fr ce_fw-fr suiet_n those_o kind_n of_o tax_n be_v pay_v by_o the_o three_o estate_n or_o commonalty_n that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n or_o common_a people_n of_o the_o town_n and_o borought_n not_o enfranchise_v or_o free_v from_o it_o by_o the_o king_n according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o their_o good_n or_o moveable_n without_o any_o assembly_n of_o the_o estate_n to_o that_o purpose_n except_o in_o languedoc_n provence_n burgogne_n dauphin_n and_o britain_n where_o when_o the_o king_n and_o his_o council_n have_v resolve_v what_o the_o taille_n shall_v be_v les_fw-fr terres_fw-la &_o immeuble_v seulement_fw-fr sont_fw-fr taillable_n the_o land_n and_o immovables_n only_o be_v tailleable_a and_o their_o near_a friend_n the_o scot_n do_v long_o ago_o so_o well_o like_a of_o gratitude_n as_o they_o enact_v and_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o good_a law_n that_o land_n hold_v in_o few_o farm_n pay_v and_o one_fw-mi certain_a zierly_a duty_n nomine_fw-la feudi_fw-la firm_a may_v be_v recognosce_v be_v the_o superior_a for_o none_o payment_n of_o the_o few_o dewtie_n and_o that_o twa_fw-mi manner_n of_o way_n the_o first_o ex_fw-la provisione_n &_o naturae_fw-la contractus_fw-la by_o operation_n of_o law_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o contract_n significatione_n for_o the_o few_o fermorer_n not_o pay_v and_o his_o few_o farm_n for_o his_o ingratitude_n and_o unthankfulnes_n tinis_n and_o forfaltis_n his_o few_o farm_n be_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o law_n quhilk_fw-mi as_o zit_o be_v not_o in_o practic_a and_o use_n in_o scotland_n and_o the_o english_a landlord_n be_v so_o unwilling_a to_o part_v with_o any_o privilege_n which_o bring_v they_o in_o any_o power_n gain_n or_o profit_n as_o where_o they_o hold_v any_o of_o the_o king_n ancient_a demesne_n in_o fee_n farm_n and_o the_o king_n do_v cause_v his_o ancient_a demesne_n to_o be_v tally_v the_o lord_n or_o fee_n farmer_n under_o he_o will_v sue_v forth_o the_o king_n write_v command_v the_o sheriff_n that_o in_o case_n the_o land_n be_v ancient_a demean_v 87._o &_o hucusque_fw-la consueverit_fw-la talliari_fw-la and_o be_v until_o than_o accustom_a to_o be_v tally_v that_o rationabile_fw-la tallagium_fw-la ei_fw-la habere_fw-la faceret_fw-la de_fw-la libere_fw-la tenentibus_fw-la suis_fw-la in_o manerio_fw-la praedicto_fw-la sicut_fw-la prius_fw-la fieri_fw-la consuevit_fw-la he_o shall_v cause_v the_o freeholder_n of_o the_o say_a manor_n to_o pay_v unto_o their_o lord_n such_o reasonable_a tallage_n as_o be_v accustom_v and_o with_o as_o much_o or_o more_o reason_n be_v the_o pourveyance_n or_o composition_n for_o they_o allow_v and_o establish_v as_o the_o hitherto_o never_o complain_v of_o in_o parliament_n or_o account_v to_o be_v grievance_n herezelda_n herriot_n service_n or_o herriot_n which_o skene_n a_o author_n of_o great_a authority_n among_o the_o scot_n define_v to_o be_v hollandiciâ—_n gratuitae_fw-la donationes_fw-la quae_fw-la ab_fw-la husbando_fw-la seu_fw-la agricola_n datur_fw-la domino_fw-la svo_fw-la ratione_fw-la dominij_fw-la &_o reverentiae_fw-la the_o free_a gift_n or_o remuneration_n of_o the_o tenant_n to_o their_o lord_n in_o the_o reverence_n and_o respect_n which_o they_o bear_v unto_o they_o which_o the_o hollander_n those_o grand_a contester_n for_o liberty_n do_v call_v laudemia_n and_o notable_o increase_v their_o small_a revenue_n in_o land_n with_o they_o and_o in_o england_n say_v the_o learned_a spelman_n non_fw-la nisi_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la husbandi_fw-la solvitur_fw-la be_v only_a pay_v after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o tenant_n and_o differ_v from_o a_o relief_n for_o that_o a_o relief_n be_v in_o case_n of_o inheritance_n but_o a_o herriot_n in_o a_o lesser_a estate_n as_o for_o life_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v former_o and_o in_o the_o saxon_a time_n of_o a_o great_a value_n by_o the_o give_v or_o pay_v to_o their_o lord_n shield_n sword_n spear_n helmet_n horse_n furnish_v and_o money_n according_a to_o the_o several_a quality_n and_o estate_n of_o the_o tenant_n have_v be_v since_o by_o the_o example_n and_o indulgence_n of_o our_o prince_n imitate_v by_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n reduce_v to_o the_o best_a horse_n or_o beast_n and_o if_o none_o to_o the_o best_a household_n stuff_n but_o so_o greedy_o attach_v or_o seldom_o remit_v by_o the_o landlord_n as_o the_o poor_a man_n single_a ewe_n lamb_n in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o prophet_n nathan_n to_o david_n or_o a_o cow_n which_o shall_v give_v the_o lament_a wife_n and_o child_n some_o nourishment_n and_o sustenance_n be_v seldom_o able_a to_o escape_v their_o bailiff_n or_o such_o as_o be_v send_v to_o fetch_v they_o and_o if_o it_o be_v reason_n for_o the_o people_n to_o make_v such_o payment_n and_o contribution_n and_o observe_v such_o respect_n to_o their_o landlord_n and_o subordinate_a governor_n or_o superior_n as_o much_o and_o great_a sure_o ought_v they_o to_o pay_v unto_o their_o pater_fw-la patriae_fw-la the_o protector_n and_o defender_n as_o well_o of_o those_o that_o receive_v those_o duty_n as_o of_o those_o that_o pay_v they_o and_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v enough_o to_o awaken_v and_o rouse_v up_o their_o gratitude_n and_o imprint_v in_o their_o memory_n the_o never_o enough_o to_o be_v requite_v benefit_n and_o blessing_n receive_v by_o our_o king_n and_o prince_n as_o much_o as_o if_o with_o a_o forfeiture_n upon_o the_o not_o do_v or_o observe_v those_o agreement_n they_o have_v be_v as_o strong_o annex_v and_o incorporate_v into_o our_o land_n and_o estate_n as_o that_o of_o the_o service_n or_o condition_n of_o land_n give_v to_o hold_v by_o the_o tenor_n of_o knight_n service_n which_o as_o some_o civilian_n hold_v 769._o ipsi_fw-la sanguini_fw-la coherent_a be_v inherent_a in_o the_o very_a blood_n of_o the_o tenant_n which_o be_v the_o most_o noble_a gentile_a rich_a and_o better_a sort_n of_o the_o people_n be_v when_o the_o pourveyance_n be_v in_o be_v the_o most_o fit_a and_o likely_a to_o be_v charge_v with_o the_o payment_n or_o contribution_n towards_o it_o and_o be_v therefore_o in_o several_a king_n reign_v sometime_o single_o and_o often_o charge_v with_o public_a aid_n or_o tax_n and_o very_o much_o more_o than_o other_o of_o the_o people_n as_o twenty_o shilling_n for_o every_o knight_n fee_n grant_v by_o parliament_n to_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o six_o and_o twenty_o shilling_n eight_o penny_n for_o every_o knight_n fee_n to_o king_n john_n and_o as_o much_o at_o another_o time_n to_o he_o towards_o his_o war_n in_o wales_n twenty_o shilling_n upon_o every_o knight_n fee_n towards_o his_o voyage_n into_o normandy_n and_o forty_o shilling_n at_o another_o time_n and_o as_o much_o twice_o assess_v in_o the_o reign_v of_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o towards_o his_o war_n in_o gascony_n twenty_o shilling_n upon_o every_o knight_n fee_n by_o henry_n the_o four_o the_o war_n in_o scotland_n by_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o and_o edward_n the_o second_o and_o of_o france_n by_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o and_o the_o personal_a and_o chargeable_a service_n of_o most_o of_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n therein_o probable_o procure_v they_o some_o relaxation_n of_o not_o have_v their_o fee_n or_o land_n so_o charge_v as_o former_o and_o beside_o other_o incident_n belong_v thereunto_o be_v by_o the_o fewdists_n say_v to_o be_v so_o more_o than_o ordinary_o tie_v up_o unto_o gratitude_n and_o the_o more_o especial_a duty_n and_o obligation_n thereof_o as_o such_o a_o tenant_n forfeit_v his_o land_n in_o fee_n si_fw-mi percipiat_fw-la magnum_fw-la periculum_fw-la domino_fw-la imminere_fw-la &_o ultrò_fw-la sine_fw-la requisitione_fw-la servicium_fw-la non_fw-la 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