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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 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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 âne_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 âandintone_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 âachamtone_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 ãâã_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 âut_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 ââe_z fee_n but_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o whole_a âounty_n general_o imply_v not_o any_o thing_n âore_o than_o the_o government_n of_o it_o âhus_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 roâr_n de_fw-fr montegomerico_n scyropesberie_n against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 29._o scyropesberie_n domesday_n say_v âe_v have_v the_o city_n of_o shrewsbury_n &_o tot_fw-la âomitat_fw-la and_o the_o whole_a county_n but_o âhat_n be_v soon_o explain_v &_o torum_fw-la domiâium_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 âhole_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 ââelve_n manor_n which_o the_o king_n himself_o âeld_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 âame_n manner_n as_o hugh_n have_v and_o sureây_o neither_o he_o nor_o his_o brother_n conquer_v âhe_v whole_a county_n nor_o have_v ed._n the_o crown_n ây_a inheritance_n and_o lupus_n have_v it_o in_o âhe_n same_o manner_n that_o leofwick_n have_v it_o beâore_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 ân_v by_o william_n beside_o to_o show_v that_o the_o earl_n have_v âot_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 gislebeââ_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 ãâã_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
ought_v to_o remember_v that_o the_o very_a law_n whereby_o he_o will_v prove_v all_o the_o freeman_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o have_v be_v tenant_n by_o knight_n service_n be_v in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o confessor_n law_n and_o that_o grant_v to_o those_o who_o have_v live_v under_o they_o and_o know_v the_o benefit_n of_o defend_v themselves_o and_o their_o property_n in_o the_o great_a council_n and_o the_o nation_n too_o there_o or_o by_o their_o arm_n elsewhere_o without_o out_o trust_v the_o manage_n of_o all_o to_o such_o thayn_n as_o hold_v immediate_o of_o the_o king_n nor_o be_v they_o then_o likely_a to_o quit_v their_o former_a advantage_n when_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o story_n they_o be_v in_o a_o probable_a condition_n of_o gain_v more_o if_o they_o will_v for_o the_o english_a have_v get_v together_o by_o the_o encouragement_n of_o abbot_n fretherick_n exercitum_fw-la numerosum_fw-la &_o fortissimum_fw-la a_o numerous_a and_o most_o potent_a army_n and_o in_o their_o head_n be_v he_o who_o be_v the_o only_a heir_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o that_o a_o title_n above_o the_o confessor_n upon_o this_o prudentiâ_fw-la feliciter_fw-la eruditus_fw-la have_v the_o happiness_n to_o follow_v his_o interest_n and_o comply_v with_o the_o occasion_n he_o grant_v st._n edward_n law_n with_o some_o addition_n indeed_o but_o not_o with_o such_o as_o will_v defeat_v the_o whole_a and_o i_o affirm_v it_o that_o though_o in_o his_o addition_n he_o provide_v about_o the_o tenor_n or_o other_o matter_n of_o his_o then_o or_o future_a tenant_n yet_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n which_o create_v a_o feud_n over_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n indeed_o the_o dr._n who_o understand_v not_o for_o it_o be_v beyond_o his_o sphere_n that_o service_n lay_v either_o by_o common_a or_o statute_n law_n upon_o all_o free_a land_n such_o as_o before_o the_o conquest_n and_o since_o the_o burgh-bote_n the_o bridge-bote_n and_o the_o expeditio_fw-la the_o last_o of_o which_o we_o have_v be_v dispute_v of_o under_o the_o law_n of_o arm_n be_v a_o service_n but_o no_o tenure_n hon._n tit._n hon._n as_o mr._n selden_n have_v right_o show_v will_v infer_v that_o because_o the_o conqueror_n in_o affirmance_n of_o st._n edward_n law_n enact_n that_o they_o shall_v for_o ever_o or_o jure_fw-la haereditario_fw-la enjoy_v their_o land_n free_a from_o all_o manner_n of_o charge_n but_o their_o free_a service_n which_o indeed_o though_o it_o imply_v not_o his_o raise_v tenor_n universal_o do_v not_o exclude_v such_o as_o himself_o have_v raise_v that_o therefore_o all_o be_v make_v feudal_n tenant_n quod_fw-la restat_fw-la probandum_fw-la sect_n 2._o for_o king_n john_n charter_n if_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o read_v over_o the_o book_n that_o treat_v of_o it_o 47._o against_o jan._n etc._n etc._n p._n 47._o once_o more_o and_o to_o observe_v it_o well_o and_o compare_v it_o with_o what_o he_o have_v say_v he_o will_v find_v it_o anticipate_v and_o answer_v and_o if_o he_o have_v not_o a_o mighty_a strong_a fancy_n of_o his_o own_o ability_n must_v be_v ashamed_a of_o his_o impertinent_a rhapsody_n since_o it_o be_v there_o abundant_o prove_v that_o though_o that_o king_n charter_n seem_v to_o some_o understanding_n to_o make_v express_a provision_n for_o the_o summon_n the_o great_a council_n of_o the_o nation_n yet_o it_o express_o provide_v for_o the_o summon_n the_o lesser_a council_n the_o more_o ordinary_a curia_fw-la regis_fw-la only_o the_o tenant_n which_o be_v member_n of_o it_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o law_n to_o relieve_v they_o from_o some_o hardship_n they_o be_v under_o whereas_o the_o constant_a practice_n from_o the_o reign_n of_o william_n the_o first_o inclusive_o downward_o evince_n that_o they_o who_o compose_v the_o great_a council_n have_v maintain_v their_o right_n ad_fw-la habendum_fw-la commune_v concilium_fw-la regni_fw-la uninterrupted_a for_o a_o general_a proof_n of_o which_o the_o authority_n of_o bracton_n be_v use_v which_o show_v that_o beside_o such_o payment_n as_o lay_v upon_o the_o king_n tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la or_o have_v their_o rise_n from_o custom_n there_o be_v other_o introduce_v by_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n whence_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o conclude_v that_o king_n john_n charter_n do_v not_o exhibit_v that_o be_v prrticular_o set_v forth_o the_o full_a form_n of_o our_o english_a great_a and_o most_o general_a council_n in_o those_o day_n 1._o jani_fw-la etc._n etc._n p_o 1._o though_o there_o be_v a_o general_a reference_n to_o all_o the_o constituent_a part_n of_o those_o august_n assembly_n and_o to_o be_v sure_a nothing_o to_o prove_v that_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la be_v the_o only_a member_n of_o they_o yet_o what_o other_o have_v thereby_o right_a ad_fw-la habendum_fw-la commune_fw-la consilium_fw-la regni_fw-la be_v not_o express_v how_o strong_o soever_o it_o may_v be_v imply_v from_o the_o word_n even_o without_o the_o interpretation_n of_o practice_n that_o other_o have_v right_o be_v undeniable_a from_o the_o word_n and_o it_o be_v as_o clear_v from_o practice_n who_o those_o other_o be_v and_o whether_o or_o no_o all_o the_o member_n of_o the_o great_a council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n or_o even_o all_o such_o as_o be_v tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la come_v to_o council_n in_o person_n either_o upon_o general_n or_o special_a summons_n as_o such_o tenant_n do_v to_o the_o convention_n for_o matter_n of_o their_o tenure_n be_v not_o mention_v but_o leave_v to_o that_o ancient_a course_n and_o right_o which_o the_o practice_n or_o fact_n explain_v though_o this_o last_o be_v bare_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o summons_n yet_o it_o show_v that_o the_o manner_n be_v mention_v only_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o form_n of_o a_o ordinary_a curia_fw-la regis_fw-la as_o i_o show_v the_o council_n of_o tenant_n to_o have_v be_v the_o word_n upon_o which_o our_o dispute_n be_v be_v these_o nullum_fw-la scutagium_fw-la vel_fw-la 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other_o thing_n incidental_o come_v in_o which_o i_o divide_v not_o into_o head_n be_v they_o serve_v but_o to_o explain_v those_o which_o i_o have_v raise_v to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v that_o our_o author_n by_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o faculty_n of_o story-telling_a and_o set_v forth_o the_o power_n of_o the_o great_a rebellious_a baron_n 210._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 210._o have_v give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o the_o commons_o be_v not_o first_o bring_v into_o the_o great_a council_n in_o the_o 49_o of_o hen._n 3._o unless_o we_o believe_v that_o the_o great_a man_n will_v consent_v to_o balance_n and_o weaken_v their_o own_o power_n i_o may_v put_v the_o question_n in_o his_o own_o word_n upon_o another_o occasion_n can_v it_o be_v reasonable_o imagine_v 235._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 234._o &_o 235._o that_o they_o shall_v give_v way_n to_o or_o establish_v such_o law_n as_o will_v undo_v and_o destroy_v their_o own_o settlement_n in_o power_n wherefore_o 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out_o of_o this_o curia_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o which_o as_o well_o as_o the_o king_n own_o the_o charge_n be_v divide_v chap._n viii_o that_o ordinary_a freeholders_n be_v noble_n before_o the_o 49._o of_o hen._n 3._o and_o come_v to_o the_o great_a council_n as_o such_o in_o their_o own_o person_n have_v vindicate_v from_o his_o cavil_n my_o notion_n of_o the_o curia_fw-la regis_fw-la and_o the_o present_a seat_n of_o its_o power_n i_o shall_v address_v myself_o to_o show_v that_o i_o have_v not_o cheat_v my_o reader_n in_o the_o proof_n i_o have_v bring_v of_o the_o general_a council_n of_o the_o nation_n much_o more_o large_a than_o the_o ordinary_a curia_fw-la regis_fw-la i_o think_v i_o have_v show_v in_o my_o first_o essay_n in_o this_o kind_n by_o very_o clear_a proof_n that_o the_o liberè_fw-la tenentes_fw-la of_o the_o kingdom_n freeholders_n come_v to_o the_o great_a council_n from_o the_o reign_n of_o william_n the_o first_o inclusive_o to_o the_o 48._o or_o 49._o of_o 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the_o folck-moteâheld_a âheld_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 âad_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 âhe_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 âands_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n then_o it_o be_v âot_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 conâerour_n how_o be_v it_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o ãâã_d old_a socager_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o âhe_n great_a council_n nay_o upon_o another_o account_n this_o be_v âeedful_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 âere_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 with_o all_o his_o art_n and_o the_o help_v of_o the_o tutelary_a of_o a_o certain_a profession_n madam_n cellier_n discover_v at_o the_o birth_n which_o come_v from_o conquer_a which_o from_o vanquish_a ancestor_n i_o will_v take_v it_o for_o grant_v king_n william_n conquer_v not_o all_o alone_a sampson_z himself_o can_v not_o have_v do_v it_o even_o with_o his_o wonder-working_a jawbone_n but_o pray_v mr._n dr._n spare_v i_o another_o civil_a question_n do_v not_o you_o your_o selâ_n make_v a_o usurper_n of_o your_o mighty_a conqueror_n who_o swallow_v all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o nation_n or_o devour_v it_o between_o he_o and_o his_o myrmidon_n you_o 35._o p._n 35._o in_o effect_n yield_v that_o his_o title_n be_v by_o election_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o faction_n among_o the_o saxon_a and_o danish_a nobility_n and_o people_n the_o pope_n encouragement_n and_o side_v with_o william_n and_o the_o inclinableness_n of_o the_o clergy_n to_o his_o cause_n you_o may_v have_v add_v that_o before_o his_o entrance_n many_o norman_n be_v 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general_o be_v own_v for_o king_n and_o have_v a_o tacit_n universal_a consent_n beside_o all_o the_o nation_n be_v not_o present_a when_o william_n the_o first_o be_v crown_v any_o more_o than_o they_o be_v when_o he_o gain_v the_o victory_n over_o harold_n and_o therefore_o if_o these_o two_o coronation_n be_v set_v aside_o as_o factious_a so_o many_o the_o other_o and_o so_o it_o must_v be_v for_o a_o election_n be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v 51._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 51._o a_o free_a solemn_a deliberate_a sober_a sedate_n and_o the_o lord_n know_v what_o act_n of_o the_o whole_a people_n where_o they_o have_v a_o right_n whereby_o the_o major_a part_n of_o they_o do_v choose_v this_o or_o that_o person_n or_o thing_n for_o such_o or_o such_o end_n and_o purpose_n and_o not_o a_o undermine_a crafty_a cheat_v and_o forcible_a act_n of_o a_o party_n or_o faction_n for_o the_o set_n up_o this_o or_o that_o person_n or_o use_v this_o or_o that_o mean_n for_o the_o obtain_v their_o 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he_o be_v leigeman_n to_o and_o receive_v law_n from_o the_o french_a monarch_n though_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n have_v always_o be_v imperial_a subject_a to_o none_o upon_o earth_n yet_o he_o that_o wear_v it_o unless_o he_o be_v so_o free_a that_o he_o can_v go_v with_o his_o land_n voluit_fw-la potuit_fw-la ire_n cum_fw-la terrâ_fw-la quo_fw-la voluit_fw-la whither_o he_o will_v which_o to_o be_v sure_a be_v inconsistent_a with_o this_o feudal_n law_n he_o can_v not_o quit_v his_o dependence_n sect_n 4._o the_o notion_n of_o the_o feudal_n right_o consider_v and_o the_o right_n of_o tenant_n in_o free_a and_o common_a socage_n to_o come_v in_o theââ_n own_o person_n to_o the_o great_a council_n show_v from_o thence_o but_o since_o the_o mention_n of_o jus_n feodale_n as_o advance_v in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o glos._n ascribe_v to_o sir_n h._n spelman_n occasion_n a_o little_a consideration_n of_o the_o feudal_n law_n ay_o out_o of_o a_o zeal_n to_o clear_v his_o 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which_o the_o feudist_n speak_v of_o as_o incident_a to_o feud_n without_o the_o despotic_a power_n and_o the_o end_n or_o nature_n of_o they_o be_v answer_v from_o whence_o will_v the_o argument_n be_v bring_v that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o i_o will_v grant_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o feud_n unless_o there_o be_v utile_fw-la dominium_fw-la for_o that_o distinguish_v it_o from_o a_o alodium_fw-la which_o sometime_o may_v yield_v no_o profit_n to_o any_o superior_a but_o those_o who_o well_o know_v the_o nature_n of_o feud_n teach_v we_o that_o it_o be_v the_o infancy_n of_o feud_n when_o they_o whole_o depend_v on_o the_o lord_n and_o can_v not_o stand_v without_o be_v support_v by_o his_o pleasure_n than_o indeed_o which_o be_v before_o feud_n be_v spread_v into_o many_o nation_n 20._o cragius_fw-la de_fw-la feudis_fw-la fol._n 20._o nec_fw-la servientibus_fw-la aliud_fw-la jus_o erat_fw-la in_o his_o proediis_fw-la quam_fw-la precarium_fw-la quod_fw-la qui_fw-la habet_fw-la 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concern_v take_v of_o salmon_n a_o record_n tell_v we_o be_v statutum_fw-la rot._n pat._n 14._o ed._n 2._o de_fw-fr inquirend_n de_fw-fr salmonibus_fw-la captis_fw-la in_o com._n glou._n contra_fw-la statutum_fw-la statutum_n de_fw-fr communi_fw-la consilio_fw-la regni_fw-la ordain_v of_o the_o common_a council_n oâ_n the_o kingdom_n the_o historian_n express_v this_o parliament_n thus_o his_o temporibus_fw-la convocatis_fw-la ââtentioribus_fw-la terrae_fw-la suae_fw-la apud_fw-la westmonasterium_fw-la condidit_fw-la rex_fw-la statuta_fw-la quae_fw-la westmonasterii_n secundi_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la 35._o ma._n west_n foe_fw-mi 412._o l._n 35._o here_o the_o more_o powerful_a man_n of_o the_o land_n be_v call_v or_o summon_v to_o that_o parliament_n not_o a_o syllable_n of_o the_o word_n communitas_fw-la or_o commons_o but_o the_o dr._n will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o the_o commons_o be_v part_v thereof_o for_o the_o 13â_n of_o e._n 1._o be_v about_o 21_o year_n after_o 49._o h._n 3._o anno_fw-la 27._o e._n 1._o 47._o rast._n stat._n foe_o 47._o the_o statute_n of_o fines_n be_v ordain_v de_fw-fr communi_fw-la concilio_n regni_fw-la yet_o no_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o the_o body_n 8._o rot._n claus._n 8_o e._n 2._o m._n 8._o of_o the_o assent_n of_o lord_n or_o commons_o notwithstanding_o they_o give_v their_o assent_n thereto_o otherwise_o it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v a_o law_n oâ_n statute_n dor_n rot._n parl._n 15_o e._n 3._o n._n 50._o dor_n for_o the_o parliament_n of_o 15_o e._n 3_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o statute_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o other_o statute_n be_v make_v by_o king_n peer_n and_o commons_o and_o so_o this_o 27_o e._n 1._o and_o there_o be_v writ_n of_o summons_n dorso_fw-la rot._n claus._n 27_o e._n 1._o m._n 9_o dorso_fw-la de_fw-fr parliamento_fw-la tenendo_fw-la to_o this_o parliament_n which_o mat._n 48._o ma._n west_n foe_fw-mi 431._o l._n 48._o westm._n more_o historicâ_n thus_o general_o deliver_v dominica_n secunda_fw-la quadragâmae_fw-la citatis_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la regni_fw-la apud_fw-la westmonasterium_fw-la no_o commons_o particularise_v anno_fw-la 28_o e._n 1._o 49._o rast._n stat._n foe_o 49._o the_o statute_n call_v articuli_fw-la ãâã_d chartas_n regis_fw-la rot._n pat._n 7_o e._n 3._o pars_fw-la prim_fw-la m._n 21._o the_o inquirend_n de_fw-fr diversis_fw-la provisoribus_fw-la hospitii_fw-la regis_fw-la as_o a_o writ_n upon_o the_o 2._o chapâ_n concern_v purveyor_n prove_n be_v organed_a de_fw-la communi_fw-la concilio_n regni_fw-la by_o the_o ammon_a council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o dr_n 36_o dr_n dr_n dr_n mat._n west_n foe_fw-mi 433._o l._n 36_o historian_n mention_v this_o parliament_n write_v in_o octabis_n sancti_fw-la hillatenente_fw-la rege_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la suum_fw-la lincolâ_n conquesti_fw-la sunt_fw-la comites_fw-la &_o barones_n not_o a_o âârd_n of_o the_o commons_o yet_o most_o certain_a âs_n they_o be_v also_o there_o as_o be_v evident_a by_o ãâã_d write_v of_o summons_n and_o expense_n to_o that_o parliament_n dorso_fw-la mr._n pryn_n four_o part_n of_o parliamentary_a writ_n p._n 12_o 13._o 16._o rot._n claus._n 29._o e._n 1._o m._n 17._o dorso_fw-la and_o the_o sheriff_n of_o kent_n be_v âmmanded_v to_o levy_v the_o wage_n for_o waresius_fw-la valoignes_n and_o henry_n de_fw-fr appletrefield_n âights_n of_o the_o county_n nuper_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la de_fw-la praeâto_fw-la nostro_fw-la usque_fw-la lincolniam_fw-la pro_fw-la comitatu_fw-la ââdicto_fw-la venientibus_fw-la ibidem_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la super_fw-la versis_fw-la negotiis_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o populum_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la ââialiter_fw-la tangentibus_fw-la tractatur_fw-la '_o to_o treat_v with_o âe_a king_n upon_o several_a affair_n especial_o ruch_v the_o king_n and_o people_n the_o statute_n of_o 1_o e._n 3._o be_v the_o communi_fw-la ââncilio_fw-la regni_fw-la concordatum_fw-la &_o statutum_n in_o âârliamento_fw-la apud_fw-la westm._fw-la 64._o rast._n stat._n 1_o foe_n 64._o agree_v and_o ââacted_v by_o the_o common_a council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 20._o rot._n pat._n 1._o e._n 3._o m._n 20._o in_o a_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n ãâã_d 20._o rot._n claus._n 2_o e._n 3._o m._n 20._o as_o several_a other_o record_n ennumerate_v âhe_v several_a part_n thereof_o per_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o praeââos_fw-la comites_fw-la barones_n &_o communitatem_fw-la regni_fw-la ibidem_fw-la existentes_fw-la by_o the_o king_n and_o prelate_n earl_n baron_n and_o the_o commâânalty_n of_o the_o realm_n there_o be_v now_o what_o say_v the_o historian_n wâ_n thus_o he_o express_v this_o parliament_n 29._o walsingham_n f._n 126._o l._n 28._o &_o 29._o pâânatale_fw-la regina_fw-la cum_fw-la filio_fw-la svo_fw-la ante_fw-la festum_fw-la ââphaniae_fw-la venit_fw-la londonias_fw-la ubi_fw-la cum_fw-la magno_fw-la gââdio_fw-la &_o muneribus_fw-la est_fw-la suscepta_fw-la convenit_fw-la eââilluc_fw-la tota_fw-la regni_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la citata_fw-la per_fw-la prius_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la tenendum_fw-la ibidem_fw-la in_o crastââdicti_fw-la festi_fw-la but_o to_o press_v the_o dr._n with_o full_a weighâ_n shall_v afford_v he_o some_o precedent_n of_o address_n to_o the_o whole_a representative_a body_n the_o commons_o of_o england_n as_o to_z wiâ_n which_o take_v in_o all_o the_o member_n before_o ãâã_d suppose_a conquest_n or_o noble_n which_o ãâã_d as_o comprehensive_a after_o 1._o tressage_n commune_v at_fw-fr les_fw-fr tressage_n commune_v the_o cest_fw-fr ââsent_fw-fr parliament_n bartrum_n rot._n parl._n 11_o h._n 4._o n._n 36._o pour_fw-fr johan_n bartrum_n as_o tressage_n commune_v furneys_n rot._n parl._n 13_o h._n 4._o n._n 23._o pour_fw-fr labbe_n de_fw-fr furneys_n etc._n etc._n que_fw-fr pââ_n considerer_n les_fw-fr premise_n &_o prier_fw-la à _fw-la nostrââ_n sânieur_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr de_fw-fr granty_a per_fw-la auctorite_n parliament_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o like_a form_n 18._o pour_fw-fr tho._n chaucer_n esq_n 2_o h._n 5._o n._n 18._o etc._n etc._n petition_v pour_fw-fr mairs_n constable_n &_o la_fw-fr compaigne_n de_fw-fr âââstaple_n a_o caleys_n direct_v as_o aforesaid_a as_o tressage_n commune_v supply_v hurlement_n lucy_n que_fw-fr fuist_n la_fw-fr feme_fw-fr esmond_n ââgairs_n count_n de_fw-fr kent_n 19_o rot._n parl._n 2_o h._n 5._o n._n 47._o rot._n parl_n 9_o h._n 5._o n._n 19_o que_fw-fr pleise_v a_o voz_fw-mi tressage_n discretionsâââsiderer_n âââsiderer_z pour_fw-fr le_fw-fr countess_n de_fw-fr march_n 32._o rot._n parl._n 3_o h._n 6._o n._n 29._o ibid._n n._n 32._o pleise_v a_o tress_n commune_v pour_fw-fr john_n lescrop_a chivaler_n in_o like_a manner_n treshonorables_n et_fw-fr tressage_n commune_v labbe_n de_fw-fr newenham_n against_o monsieur_n ââlip_n courtnay_n chivaler_n 12._o rot._n parl._n 4_o h._n 4._o n._n 12._o at_fw-fr les_fw-fr treshonourables_fw-fr &_o tressage_n commune_v de_fw-fr cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n supââ_n treshumblement_n etc._n etc._n upon_o which_o petition_n and_o other_o assent_v to_o after_o deliver_v to_o the_o king_n and_o lord_n the_o abbot_n âas_v relieve_v and_o sir_n philip_n be_v adjudge_v ând_o award_v to_o the_o tower_n as_o treshonourable_n 16._o rot._n parl._n 2_o h._n 5._o n._n 16._o &_o tressage_n commune_v etc._n etc._n pleise_v a_o vostre_fw-fr tressage_n discretion_n the_o ânsiderer_n &_o auxi_fw-la prier_fw-la nostre_fw-fr seignieur_n leâoy_fw-fr salman_n pour_fw-fr thomas_n salman_n the_o granty_a &_o ordeign_a en_fw-fr son_fw-fr dit_fw-fr parâment_fw-fr peradvy_n &_o assent_v de_fw-fr toutz_fw-fr les_fw-fr seigâeurs_fw-fr espirituelx_fw-fr &_o temporelx_n etc._n etc._n qua_fw-la quidem_fw-la petitione_n coram_fw-la domino_fw-la reââ_n &_o dominis_n spiritualibus_fw-la &_o temporality_n existentibus_fw-la lectâ_fw-la &_o materiâ_fw-la in_o eadem_fw-la âânius_fw-la intellectâ_fw-la idem_fw-la dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la de_fw-la asâânsu_fw-la dominorum_fw-la predictorum_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la requiâionem_fw-la communitatis_fw-la predicte_n etc._n etc._n as_o tressage_n 51._o rot._n parl._n 8_o h._n 6._o n._n 51._o &_o treshonorables_n commons_o de_fw-fr cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n monstrent_fw-la les_fw-fr mair_n alderman_n &_o commune_v the_o la_fw-fr ãâã_d thou_fw-mi de_fw-fr londres_n que_fw-fr please_v avoz_n tressagâ_n &_o tresprudez_n discretion_n considerer_n ãâã_d as_o tresgratious_a chivaler_n rot._n parl._n 11_o h._n 4._o n._n 35._o pour_fw-fr mounseur_fw-fr johan_n trebeel_n chivaler_n &_o tressage_n sire_n ãâã_d valer_n &_o commune_v the_o cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n supply_v treshumblement_n etc._n etc._n quele_n petition_n ãâã_d devant_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr &_o les_fw-fr seignieurs_fw-fr â_o parliament_n en_fw-fr entendue_a &_o le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr johaâ_n amesme_fw-fr en_fw-fr plein_fw-fr parliament_n 17._o rot._n parl._n 4_o h._n 5._o n._n 17._o etc._n etc._n pur_fw-mi johâ_n alleyn_n &_o autres_fw-fr chivaler_n autres_fw-fr autres_fw-fr autres_fw-fr rot._n parl._n 4_o h._n 4._o n._n 19_o pur_fw-mi mounseur_fw-fr thomas_n pomeroy_n chivaler_n alice_n treshonourables_n &_o tressagâ_n commune_v de_fw-fr cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n 3._o honourable_n &_o tressage_n communâ_n barton_n communâ_n communâ_n communâ_n rot._n parl._n 3_o h._n 5._o pars_fw-la 1._o n._n 7._o pur_fw-it henry_n barton_n as_o honourable_a &_o tressage_n seânieurs_fw-fr les_fw-fr commune_v de_fw-fr cest_fw-fr present_a parlâment_n etc._n etc._n sondwich_n etc._n etc._n etc._n rot._n parl._n 3_o h._n 5._o pars_fw-la 1._o n._n 9_o gentz_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr villae_fw-la de_fw-fr sondwich_n as_o
statute_n of_o the_o great_a man_n the_o law_n make_v à _fw-la rege_fw-la 11._o ib._n p._n 11._o baronibus_fw-la &_o populo_fw-la have_v the_o like_a legislator_n and_o i_o do_v affirm_v 13._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 13._o that_o the_o word_n populus_fw-la be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o of_o these_o thus_o i_o have_v wonderful_o discover_v the_o unsoundness_n of_o mr._n petit_n assertion_n 2._o ib._n p._n 2._o though_o it_o will_v be_v object_v i_o have_v jump_v over_o several_a argument_n and_o they_o material_a one_o concern_v great_a council_n before_o the_o conquest_n upon_o which_o it_o follow_v that_o if_o the_o populus_fw-la be_v admit_v after_o it_o must_v be_v by_o the_o bounty_n of_o the_o conqueror_n who_o may_v at_o pleasure_n revoke_v his_o concession_n for_o the_o story_n of_o edwin_n of_o sharnborn_a 24._o b._n p._n 24._o suppose_a to_o have_v enjoy_v his_o land_n by_o a_o prior_n title_n it_o be_v a_o famous_a legend_n and_o trite_a fable_n though_o he_o have_v the_o king_n mandat_fw-la for_o recover_v his_o estate_n sir_n edward_n coke_n 30._o ib._n p._n 30._o who_o to_o avoid_v the_o evidence_n that_o our_o english_a law_n be_v the_o norman_a law_n 89._o against_o janâ_n etc._n etc._n p._n 89._o say_v the_o law_n of_o england_n be_v leges_fw-la non_fw-la scriptae_fw-la say_v it_o precatious_o without_o any_o foundation_n or_o authority_n beside_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a as_o if_o they_o be_v know_v by_o revelation_n divine_o cast_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n though_o some_o may_v impertinent_o ask_v i_o whether_o there_o be_v not_o law_n before_o write_v and_o that_o without_o revelation_n or_o divine_o cast_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n but_o that_o 167._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 167._o if_o affirm_v be_v a_o palpable_a and_o gross_a error_n what_o though_o that_o clergy-man-lawyer_n bracton_n agree_v with_o coke_n yet_o he_o speak_v out_o of_o ignorance_n or_o design_n when_o he_o say_v absurdum_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la leges_fw-la anglicanas_fw-la licet_fw-la non_fw-la scriptas_fw-la leges_fw-la appellare_fw-la 1._o bracton_n l._n 1._o fol._n 1._o william_n the_o conqueror_n bring_v in_o a_o new_a law_n 29._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 29._o and_o impose_v it_o upon_o the_o people_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o ancient_a law_n as_o it_o be_v bring_v hither_o by_o the_o norman_n be_v exact_v and_o observe_v by_o 43._o ib._n p._n 43._o and_o upon_o only_o the_o norman_n for_o the_o english_a they_o have_v no_o property_n or_o right_n leave_v and_o so_o be_v all_o outlaw_n this_o domesday-book_n in_o every_o county_n show_v though_o it_o be_v say_v several_a englishman_n be_v there_o mention_v hold_v by_o title_n not_o derive_v from_o the_o conqueror_n 176._o p._n 176._o and_o for_o a_o far_a proof_n of_o this_o king_n william_n '_o s_o law_n to_o all_o the_o freeman_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v make_v only_o to_o tenant_n in_o military_a service_n 39_o ib._n p._n 39_o which_o be_v french_a 35._o p._n 35._o flemings_n anjovins_n britain_n poictovins_n and_o people_n of_o other_o nation_n when_o this_o king_n in_o the_o four_o of_o his_o reign_n summon_v anglos_n nobiles_fw-la &_o sapientes_fw-la &_o suâ_fw-la lege_fw-la eruditos_fw-la to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o their_o law_n it_o be_v a_o shame_n summons_n for_o no_o english_a be_v noble_n nay_o none_o be_v so_o much_o as_o freeman_n but_o the_o foreigner_n among_o who_o william_n divide_v the_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o stranger_n that_o have_v their_o estate_n come_v in_o their_o stead_n and_o give_v a_o account_n upon_o oath_n of_o the_o law_n before_o their_o own_o time_n as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v of_o matter_n of_o fact_n 39_o p._n 39_o when_o swear_v upon_o common_a jury_n william_n the_o second_o and_z henry_n the_o first_o be_v usurper_n and_o traitor_n 51._o p._n 51._o notwithstanding_o the_o people_n election_n clerus_fw-la and_o populus_fw-la be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la 56._o p._n 56._o never_o of_o the_o inferior_a sort_n of_o people_n wherefore_o they_o dote_v who_o say_v that_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n nay_o the_o dignify_a not_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la come_v to_o great_a council_n before_o 49_o h._n 3._o it_o be_v very_o true_a 70._o against_o jan._n etc._n etc._n p._n 70._o that_o in_o our_o ancient_a parliament-roll_n the_o knight_n of_o shire_n be_v sometime_o call_v grantz_n des_fw-fr counties_n or_o great_a man_n of_o the_o county_n and_o well_o they_o may_v for_o without_o doubt_n they_o be_v most_o common_o the_o great_a tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la under_o the_o degree_n of_o baron_n in_o each_o county_n 117._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 116._o &_o 117._o and_o for_o evidence_n of_o this_o the_o great_a tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la that_o be_v no_o baron_n and_o perhaps_o the_o least_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la in_o the_o time_n of_o ed._n 3._o and_o ric._n 2._o be_v call_v autres_fw-fr grantz_n or_o 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