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anno_fw-la 8._o h._n 6._o 10._o because_o domine_fw-la be_v general_o aâ—_n man_n domini_fw-la so_o woman_n after_o 14._o year_n of_o age_n call_v domine_fw-la lady_n or_o dame_n and_o which_o be_v ancient_o navigeable_a woman_n be_v call_v domine_fw-la and_o by_o our_o english_a poet_n dame_n first_o domine_fw-la be_v often_o for_o woman_n general_o as_o special_a honour_n for_o that_o sex_n not_o be_v out_o of_o use_n with_o we_o at_o this_o day_n nor_o with_o the_o french_a as_o also_o among_o the_o italian_n domine_fw-la for_o they_o be_v familiar_a vide_fw-la selden'_v title_n of_o honour_n 1._o part_n fol._n 53._o but_o if_o she_o be_v name_v countess_n or_o baroness_n shall_v abate_v the_o writ_n 14._o h._n 6._o 2._o and_o cook_n 6._o part_n des_fw-fr report_n 53._o b._n by_o the_o statute_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la cap._n 21._o knight_n be_v free_a from_o cart_n take_v that_o no_o demean_v cart_n of_o they_o shall_v be_v take_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 1._o jac._n cap._n 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