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that_o he_o shall_v pay_v they_o at_o the_o scale_n or_o beam_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v pay_v six_o penny_n over_o and_o above_o every_o pound_n weight_n of_o money_n because_o that_o they_o think_v that_o the_o money_n in_o time_n will_v wax_v so_o much_o the_o worse_o for_o the_o wear_n cambdens_n perambulation_n of_o kent_n fol._n 172_o 173._o vide_fw-la littleton_n libro_fw-la 2._o fol._n 26._o note_v also_o gervasius_n tilburiensis_n who_o live_v anno_fw-la 11_o 60._o anno_fw-la 6._o hen._n 2._o and_o cambden_n fol._n 178._o it_o be_v ancient_o ordain_v that_o all_o knight_n fee_n shall_v come_v unto_o the_o elder_a son_n by_o succession_n of_o heretage_n whereby_o he_o succeed_v his_o ancestor_n in_o his_o whole_a inheritance_n may_v be_v the_o better_o enable_v to_o maintain_v the_o war_n against_o the_o king_n enemy_n or_o his_o lord_n and_o that_o the_o soccage_n fee_n shall_v be_v partable_a between_o the_o male_a child_n to_o enable_v they_o to_o 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