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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
the_o comfort_n of_o the_o land_n belong_v to_o a_o deanery_n prebenda_fw-la or_o prebendship_n of_o land_n and_o other_o revenue_n annex_v to_o the_o cathedral_n many_o if_o not_o most_o of_o which_o with_o the_o deanerles_a and_o prebendship_n thereunto_o belong_v as_o the_o deanerie_n and_o twelve_o prebend_n of_o westminster_n by_o 1560._o queen_n elizabeth_n be_v of_o the_o foundation_n and_o gift_n of_o the_o king_n royal_a progenitor_n which_o comfortable_a and_o necessary_a support_n of_o our_o bishop_n administer_v by_o their_o clergy_n be_v ex_fw-la antiquo_fw-la and_o long_o ago_o resemble_v by_o some_o or_o the_o like_a usage_n in_o ireland_n where_o the_o coloni_fw-la or_o aldiones_fw-la such_o as_o hold_v in_o socage_n of_o the_o irish_a bishop_n do_v beside_o their_o rent_n and_o tribute_n erga_fw-la reparationes_fw-la matricis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la quidpiam_fw-la confer_v give_v something_o yearly_a towards_o the_o reparation_n of_o the_o cathedral_n or_o mother_n church_n and_o the_o herenâ—ciis_fw-la herenaci_n another_o sort_n of_o tenant_n so_o call_v do_v beside_o their_o annual_a rent_n cibarià _fw-la quaedam_fw-la episcopo_fw-la exhibere_fw-la bring_v to_o the_o bishop_n certain_a provision_n for_o his_o household_n which_o be_v very_o frequent_a with_o the_o tenant_n of_o land_n hold_v of_o our_o english_a abbey_n and_o religious_a house_n &_o by_o a_o inquisition_n in_o the_o county_n of_o tirone_n in_o anno_fw-la 1608._o it_o be_v by_o a_o jury_n present_v upon_o oath_n that_o there_o be_v quidam_fw-la clerici_fw-la sive_fw-la homines_fw-la literati_fw-la qui_fw-la vocentur_fw-la herinaci_fw-la certain_a learned_a man_n of_o the_o clergy_n who_o be_v call_v herinaci_n &_o ab_fw-la antiquo_fw-la seisiti_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o ancient_o be_v seize_v of_o certain_a land_n which_o do_v pay_v to_o the_o archbishop_n or_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n quoddam_fw-la charitativum_fw-la subsidium_fw-la refectiones_fw-la &_o pensiones_fw-la annuales_fw-la secundum_fw-la quantitatem_fw-la terrae_fw-la &_o consuetudinem_fw-la patriae_fw-la a_o dutiful_a and_o love_a aid_n and_o some_o provision_n and_o pension_n according_a to_o the_o quantity_n of_o their_o land_n and_o custom_n of_o their_o country_n and_o the_o grant_v of_o such_o land_n as_o appear_v by_o a_o deed_n of_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o armach_n in_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1365._o to_o arthur_n and_o william_n mac_n brin_n for_o their_o life_n and_o the_o long_a liver_n of_o they_o at_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o a_o mark_n and_o eight_o penny_n sterling_a una_fw-la cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la oneribus_fw-la &_o servitiis_fw-la inde_fw-la debitis_fw-la &_o consuetis_fw-la with_o all_o other_o charge_n and_o service_n due_a and_o accustom_a have_v in_o they_o sometime_o a_o condition_n of_o quam_fw-la diu_fw-la grati_fw-la fuerint_fw-la &_o obedientes_fw-la so_o long_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v grateful_a and_o obedient_a unto_o they_o wherefore_o the_o baron_n nobility_n and_o gentry_n of_o england_n who_o do_v late_o enjoy_v those_o beneficial_a tenor_n by_o knight-service_n now_o unhappy_o as_o the_o consequence_n and_o great_a charge_n and_o burden_n upon_o the_o people_n will_v evidence_n convert_v as_o much_o as_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o his_o majesty_n that_o now_o be_v can_v do_v it_o into_o socage_n which_o be_v at_o the_o first_o only_o give_v for_o service_n and_o assistance_n of_o their_o king_n and_o country_n and_o their_o mesne_fw-la lord_n in_o relation_n thereunto_o and_o have_v beside_o the_o before_o recite_v condition_n many_o a_o beneficial_a custom_n and_o usage_n annex_v and_o fix_v unto_o they_o and_o at_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o abbey_n and_o religious_a house_n have_v much_o of_o the_o land_n give_v and_o grant_v unto_o they_o and_o their_o heir_n in_o tail_n or_o otherwise_o with_o a_o reservation_n of_o a_o ten_o now_o a_o 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