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mind_n so_o curious_a and_o a_o judgement_n so_o solid_a as_o he_o appear_v to_o have_v be_v in_o all_o his_o write_n these_o incline_v he_o to_o search_v into_o the_o reason_n and_o foundation_n of_o the_o law_n which_o he_o know_v be_v not_o to_o be_v learn_v but_o from_o the_o custom_n and_o history_n of_o our_o nation_n in_o all_o age_n nor_o these_o usage_n to_o be_v trace_v out_o but_o by_o a_o strict_a examination_n of_o the_o most_o ancient_a record_n and_o manuscript_n and_o as_o his_o own_o inclination_n lead_v he_o to_o this_o enquiry_n so_o not_o trouble_v himself_o with_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o law_n but_o content_a to_o live_v quiet_o upon_o his_o own_o estate_n he_o be_v perfect_o at_o leisure_n to_o pursue_v it_o and_o indeed_o as_o the_o best_a thing_n in_o this_o world_n be_v attend_v with_o inconvenience_n it_o be_v very_o much_o to_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o the_o law_n that_o those_o of_o the_o long_a robe_n who_o be_v best_a qualify_v to_o improve_v the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o from_o original_a record_n be_v so_o much_o take_v up_o with_o the_o business_n of_o their_o profession_n that_o they_o have_v little_a time_n to_o bestow_v upon_o those_o matter_n as_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n man_n who_o be_v bear_v to_o leasure_n and_o estate_n however_o inclinable_a they_o may_v be_v to_o the_o more_o polite_a part_n of_o learning_n do_v seldom_o care_v to_o engage_v in_o a_o study_n which_o at_o first_o sight_n seem_v to_o be_v so_o rough_a and_o tedious_a thus_o the_o one_o want_v leisure_n and_o the_o other_o resolution_n and_o so_o the_o monument_n of_o our_o forefather_n be_v neglect_v we_o be_v deprive_v of_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o useful_a knowledge_n that_o may_v be_v draw_v from_o they_o it_o be_v the_o happiness_n of_o sir_n henry_n spelman_n and_o much_o more_o of_o the_o english_a nation_n that_o he_o have_v both_o time_n and_o inclination_n to_o do_v it_o i_o mean_v to_o examine_v the_o ancient_a law_n and_o monument_n not_o only_o of_o our_o own_o but_o also_o of_o most_o other_o northern_a kingdom_n particular_o he_o be_v very_o well_o verse_v in_o the_o old_a feudal_n law_n and_o have_v show_v we_o in_o a_o discourse_n upon_o that_o head_n how_o most_o of_o the_o tenor_n here_o in_o england_n have_v their_o foundation_n from_o thence_o this_o near_a relation_n between_o their_o custom_n and_o our_o constitution_n make_v he_o oxon_n many_o time_n marvel_v that_o my_o lord_n cook_n adorn_v our_o law_n with_o so_o many_o flower_n of_o antiquity_n and_o foreign_a learning_n shall_v not_o turn_v aside_o into_o this_o field_n from_o whence_o so_o many_o root_n of_o our_o law_n have_v of_o old_a be_v take_v and_o transplant_v and_o i_o wish_v so_o he_o go_v on_o some_o worthy_a lawyer_n will_v read_v they_o diligent_o and_o show_v the_o several_a head_n from_o whence_o these_o of_o we_o be_v take_v they_o beyond_o the_o sea_n be_v not_o only_o diligent_a but_o very_o curious_a in_o this_o kind_n but_o we_o
majesty_n will_v please_v to_o consider_v his_o son_n according_o the_o king_n send_v for_o mr._n spelman_n and_o with_o many_o expression_n of_o kindness_n immediate_o spelman_n confer_v on_o he_o the_o honour_n of_o knighthood_n after_o the_o civil_a war_n break_v out_o his_o majesty_n by_o a_o letter_n under_o his_o own_o hand_n command_v he_o from_o his_o own_o house_n in_o norfolk_n to_o give_v his_o attendance_n at_o oxford_n where_o he_o be_v oftentimes_o call_v to_o private_a council_n and_o employ_v to_o write_v several_a paper_n in_o vindication_n of_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o court_n but_o while_o he_o be_v thus_o attend_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o public_a and_o when_o these_o will_v give_v he_o leave_v his_o own_o private_a study_n he_o fall_v sick_a and_o die_v the_o 25._o of_o july_n 1643._o his_o funeral_n sermon_n by_o his_o majesty_n be_v special_a order_n be_v preach_v by_o archbishop_n usher_n a_o intimate_a acquaintance_n both_o of_o the_o father_n and_o son_n in_o the_o year_n 1640._o he_o have_v publish_v the_o saxon_a psalter_n from_o a_o ancient_a ms._n of_o sir_n henry_n which_o as_o he_o tell_v we_o in_o the_o preface_n be_v a_o task_n enjoin_v he_o by_o his_o father_n he_o also_o write_v the_o life_n of_o king_n alfred_n in_o english_a which_o have_v lie_v several_a year_n in_o manuscript_n be_v at_o last_o translate_v into_o latin_a and_o publish_v in_o 1678._o with_o mr._n walker_n commentary_n upon_o it_o spelman_n clement_n spelman_n young_a son_n to_o sir_n henry_n be_v a_o councillor_n and_o make_v puny_a baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n upon_o the_o restoration_n of_o king_n charles_n ii_o he_o 2._o publish_v some_o piece_n relate_v to_o the_o government_n and_o a_o large_a preface_n to_o his_o father_n book_n de_fw-fr non_fw-la temerandis_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la die_v in_o june_n 1679._o he_o be_v bury_v in_o st._n dunstan_n church_n in_o fleetstreet_n ãâ¦ã_z to_o return_v to_o sir_n henry_n he_o die_v in_o london_n at_o the_o house_n of_o sir_n ralph_n whitfeild_n his_o son-in-law_n be_v about_o 80._o year_n of_o age._n his_o body_n by_o the_o favour_n of_o king_n charles_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v inter_v in_o westminster-abbey_n whither_o it_o be_v carry_v with_o great_a solemnity_n on_o the_o 24_o the_o of_o october_n 1641._o and_o bury_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o pillar_n over_o against_o mr._n camden_n monument_n the_o several_a discourse_n contain_a in_o this_o volume_n 1._o the_o original_a growth_n propagation_n and_o condition_n of_o feud_n and_o tenor_n by_o knight-service_n in_o england_n pag._n 1._o chap._n i._n the_o occasion_n of_o this_o discourse_n and_o what_o a_o feud_n be_v p._n 1._o chap._n ii_o the_o original_a growth_n and_o propagation_n of_o feud_n first_o in_o general_n then_o in_o england_n p._n 2._o chap._n iii_o that_o none_o of_o our_o feodal_n word_n nor_o word_n of_o tenure_n be_v find_v in_o any_o law_n or_o ancient_a charter_n of_o the_o saxon_n p._n 7._o chap._n iu._n of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la more_o particular_o p._n 10._o chap._n v._o what_o degree_n and_o distinction_n of_o person_n be_v among_o the_o saxon_n and_o of_o what_o condition_n their_o land_n be_v p._n 11._o chap._n vi_o of_o earl_n among_o our_o saxon_n p._n 13._o chap._n vii_o of_o ceorl_n and_o that_o they_o be_v ordinary_o but_o as_o tenant_n at_o will_n or_o have_v land_n hold_v not_o by_o knight-service_n p._n 14._o chap._n viii_o of_o thanes_z and_o their_o several_a kind_n p._n 16._o chap._n ix_o charter_n of_o thaneland_n grant_v by_o saxon_a king_n not_o only_o without_o mention_n of_o tenure_n or_o feodal-service_n but_o with_o all_o immunity_n except_o expedition_n etc._n etc._n p._n 19_o chap._n x._o observation_n upon_o the_o precedent_n charter_n show_v that_o the_o thaneland_n or_o expedition_n be_v not_o feodal_n or_o do_v lie_v in_o tenure_n p._n 21._o chap._n xi_o more_o touch_v the_o freedom_n of_o thaneland_n out_o of_o doomsday_n p._n 23._o chap._n xii_o the_o fruit_n of_o feodal_n tenor_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o find_v among_o the_o saxon_n or_o not_o after_o our_o manner_n p._n 24._o chap._n xiii_o no_o profit_n of_o land_n by_o wardship_n in_o the_o saxon_n time_n p._n 25._o chap._n fourteen_o no_o wardship_n in_o england_n among_o the_o saxon_n objection_n answer_v p._n 25._o caap._n xv._n no_o marriage_n of_o ward_n p._n 29._o chap._n xvi_o no_o livery_n no_o primer-seisin_a p._n 30._o chap._n xvii_o that_o relief_n whereon_o the_o report_n most_o rely_v be_v not_o in_o use_n among_o the_o saxon_n nor_o like_o their_o heriot_n p._n 31._o chap._n xviii_o difference_n between_o heriot_n and_o relief_n p._n 32._o chap._n xix_o no_o fine_n for_o licence_n of_o alienation_n p._n 33._o chap._n xx._n no_o feodal_n homage_n among_o the_o saxon_n p._n 34._o chap._n xxi_o what_o manner_n of_o fealty_n among_o the_o saxon_n p._n 34._o chap._n xxii_o no_o escuage_z among_o the_o saxon_n what_o in_o the_o empire_n p._n 36._o chap._n xxiii_o no_o feodal_n escheat_n of_o hereditary_a land_n among_o the_o saxon_n p._n 37._o chap._n xxiv_o thaneland_n and_o reveland_n what_o no_o mark_n of_o tenure_n but_o distinction_n of_o land-holders_n p._n 38._o chap._n xxv_o how_o the_o saxon_n hold_v their_o land_n and_o what_o oblige_v they_o to_o so_o many_o kind_n of_o service_n p._n 40._o chap._n xxvi_o the_o charter_n whereby_o oswald_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n dispose_v divers_a land_n of_o his_o church_n after_o the_o feodal_n manner_n of_o that_o time_n entitle_v indiculum_fw-la libertatis_fw-la de_fw-la oswalds-laws-hundred_n p._n 41._o chap._n xxvii_o inducement_n to_o the_o conclusion_n p._n 43._o chap._n xxviii_o the_o conclusion_n p._n 46._o ii_o of_o the_o ancient_a government_n of_o england_n p._n 49._o iii_o of_o parliament_n p._n 57_o iv._o the_o original_a of_o the_o four_o term_n of_o the_o year_n p._n 67._o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o discourse_n p._n 69._o sect_n i._o of_o the_o term_n in_o general_a p._n 71._o sect_n ii_o of_o the_o name_n of_o term_n ibid._n sect_n iii_o of_o the_o original_a of_o term_n or_o law-day_n p._n 73_o sect_n iv._o of_o the_o time_n assign_v to_o law-matter_n call_v the_o term_n ibid._n chap._n i._o of_o law-day_n among_o the_o ancient_n p._n 74._o chap._n ii_o of_o law-day_n among_o the_o roman_n use_v choice_a day_n p._n 75._o chap._n iii_o of_o law-day_n among_o the_o first_o christian_n use_v all_o time_n alike_o p._n 75._o chap._n iu._n how_o sunday_n come_v to_o be_v exempt_v p._n 76._o chap._n v._o how_o other_o festival_n and_o vacation-day_n be_v exempt_v ibid._n chap._n vi_o that_o our_o term_n take_v their_o original_n from_o the_o canon-law_n p._n 77._o chap._n vii_o the_o constitution_n of_o our_o saxon_a king_n in_o this_o matter_n ibid._n chap._n viii_o the_o constitution_n of_o canutus_n more_o particular_a p._n 78._o chap._n ix_o the_o constitution_n of_o edw._n the_o confessor_n most_o material_a p._n 79._o chap._n x._o the_o constitution_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n p._n 80._o chap._n xi_o what_o do_v by_o will._n rufus_n henry_n i._n k._n stephen_n and_o hen._n ii_o p._n 81._o chap._n xii_o the_o term_n lay_v out_o according_a to_o their_o ancient_a law_n p._n 82._o chap._n xiii_o easter-term_n p._n 83._o chap._n fourteen_o trinity-term_n p._n 84._o chap._n xv._n of_o michaelmass-term_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a constitution_n p._n 85._o chap._n xvi_o the_o late_a constitution_n of_o the_o term_n p._n 86._o chap._n xvii_o how_o trinity_n term_n be_v alter_v and_o shorten_v p._n 87._o chap._n xviii_o how_n michaelmass-term_n be_v abbreviate_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n 16._o car._n i._o cap._n 6._o p._n 81._o sect_n v._o other_o consideration_n concern_v termtime_n ibid._n chap._n i._n why_o the_o high-court_n sit_v not_o in_o the_o afternoon_n p._n 89._o chap._n ii_o why_o they_o sit_v not_o at_o all_o some_o day_n p._n 90._o chap._n iii_o why_o some_o law_n business_n may_v be_v do_v on_o day_n exempt_v p._n 93._o chap._n iu._n why_o the_o end_n of_o michaelmass-term_n be_v sometime_o hold_v in_o advent_n and_o of_o hilary_n in_o septuagesima_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 95._o chap._n v._o why_o assize_n be_v hold_v in_o lent_n ibid._n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o return_v p._n 96._o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o quarta_fw-la dies_fw-la post_fw-la p._n 97._o chap._n viii_o why_o there_o be_v so_o much_o canon_n and_o foreign_a law_n use_v in_o this_o discourse_n with_o a_o excursion_n into_o the_o original_n of_o our_o law_n p._n 98._o appendix_n p._n 104._o v._o a_o apology_n for_o archbishop_n abbot_n touch_v the_o death_n of_o peter_n hawkins_n the_o keeper_n wound_v in_o the_o park_n at_o bramsil_n july_n 24._o 1621._o p._n 107._o vi_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o say_a apology_n p._n 111._o vii_o letter_n and_o instrument_n relate_v to_o the_o kill_n of_o hawkins_n by_o the_o a._n b._n
thanes_z we_o must_v consider_v they_o the_o more_o diligent_o first_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o person_n second_o in_o the_o tenure_n of_o their_o land_n what_o a_o thane_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n as_o the_o earl_n not_o proper_o a_o title_n of_o dignity_n but_o of_o service_n so_o call_v in_o the_o saxon_a of_o âenian_n servire_fw-la and_o in_o latin_a minister_n à _fw-la ministrando_fw-la but_o as_o there_o be_v many_o degree_n of_o service_n some_o of_o great_a estimation_n and_o some_o of_o less_o so_o those_o that_o serve_v the_o king_n in_o place_n of_o eminency_n either_o in_o court_n or_o commonwealth_n be_v call_v thani_fw-la majores_fw-la and_o thani_fw-la regis_fw-la and_o those_o that_o serve_v under_o they_o in_o like_a manner_n as_o under_o duke_n earls_z and_o other_o great_a officer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o also_o under_o bishop_n abbat_n and_o the_o great_a prelate_n of_o the_o church_n be_v call_v thani_fw-la minores_fw-la or_o the_o lesser_a thanes_z and_o as_o the_o title_n of_o honourable_a office_n and_o service_n in_o duke_n earls_z etc._n etc._n become_v at_o length_n to_o be_v make_v hereditary_a so_o this_o of_o thanes_z like_o our_o title_n of_o nobleman_n and_o gentleman_n descend_v at_o last_o with_o their_o father_n land_n upon_o their_o child_n and_o posterity_n and_o continue_v thus_o till_o after_o the_o conquest_n as_o appear_v by_o some_o writ_n and_o charter_n of_o the_o conqueror_n thanes_z buchanan_n 6._o describe_v the_o quality_n of_o their_o person_n call_v they_o praefectos_fw-la regionum_fw-la sive_fw-la nomarchas_n &_o quaestores_fw-la rerum_fw-la capitalium_fw-la governor_n of_o place_n principal_a minister_n of_o justice_n chequer_n man_n sheriff_n etc._n etc._n but_o we_o will_v take_v they_o as_o the_o saxon_n themselves_o describe_v they_o in_o the_o place_n before_o mention_v where_o it_o thus_o follow_v give_v ceorl_n geðeah_a ê§_n he_o hefde_v fullice_v fif_fw-mi hyda_fw-mi agenes_n land_n etc._n 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the_o saxon_n have_v the_o ceremony_n of_o do_v homage_n among_o they_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o a_o certain_a mark_n of_o knights-service_n for_o it_o be_v usual_a also_o in_o socage-tenure_n and_o in_o elder_a age_n as_o well_o a_o personal_a duty_n as_o a_o praedial_a that_o be_v do_v to_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n either_o by_o compulsion_n for_o subjection_n or_o voluntary_a for_o their_o protection_n without_o receive_v any_o feud_n or_o other_o grant_n of_o land_n or_o benefit_n from_o they_o and_o he_o or_o they_o which_o in_o this_o manner_n put_v themselves_o into_o the_o homage_n of_o another_o for_o protection_n sake_n be_v then_o call_v homines_fw-la svi_fw-la and_o say_v commendare_fw-la se_fw-la in_o manus_fw-la ejus_fw-la or_o commendare_fw-la se_fw-la illi_fw-la and_o be_v thereupon_o sometime_o call_v homines_fw-la ejus_fw-la commendati_fw-la and_o sometime_o commendati_fw-la without_o homines_fw-la as_o in_o doomsday_n often_o spirawiâ_n though_o we_o have_v lose_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o phrase_n yet_o we_o use_v it_o even_o to_o this_o day_n commend_v i_o unto_o such_o a_o man_n which_o import_v as_o much_o as_o our_o new_a compliment_n take_v up_o from_o beyond_o the_o sea_n let_v he_o know_v that_o i_o be_o his_o servant_n see_v the_o quotation_n here_o annex_v and_o note_n that_o though_o the_o saxon_n do_v as_o we_o at_o this_o day_n call_v their_o servant_n and_o follower_n homines_fw-la suos_fw-la their_o man_n yet_o we_o no_o where_o find_v the_o word_n tenure_n or_o the_o ceremony_n of_o homage_n among_o they_o nor_o any_o speech_n of_o do_v or_o of_o respiting_a homage_n chap._n xxi_o what_o manner_n of_o fealty_n among_o the_o saxon_n fealty_n so_o for_o fealty_n if_o we_o shall_v apply_v every_o oath_n swear_v by_o servant_n and_o vassal_n for_o fidelity_n to_o their_o lord_n to_o belong_v unto_o fealty_n we_o may_v bring_v it_o from_o that_o which_o abraham_n impose_v upon_o his_o servant_n put_v thy_o hand_n under_o my_o thigh_n and_o swear_v etc._n etc._n for_o the_o saxon_n abound_v with_o oath_n in_o this_o kind_n follow_v therein_o their_o ancestor_n the_o german_n who_o as_o tacitus_n 46._o say_v take_v praecipuum_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la a_o principal_a oath_n to_o defend_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o territory_n under_o who_o they_o live_v and_o to_o ascribe_v their_o own_o valour_n to_o his_o glory_n so_o likewise_o the_o homines_fw-la commendati_fw-la before_o mention_v yea_o the_o famuli_fw-la ministeriale_n and_o household_n servant_n of_o noble_a person_n be_v in_o ancient_a time_n and_o within_o the_o memory_n of_o our_o father_n swear_v to_o be_v faithful_a to_o their_o lord_n fee_n these_o and_o such_o other_o be_v ancient_o the_o oath_n of_o fealty_n but_o illud_fw-la postremo_fw-la observandum_fw-la say_v bignonius_n a_o learned_a frenchman_n of_o the_o king_n be_v great_a council_n fidelitatem_fw-la hodie_fw-la quidem_fw-la feudi_fw-la causa_fw-la tantum_fw-la praestari_fw-la show_v far_o that_o fealty_n be_v first_o make_v to_o prince_n by_o the_o commendati_fw-la and_o fideles_fw-la without_o any_o feud_n give_v unto_o they_o and_o that_o the_o prince_n afterward_o do_v many_o time_n grant_v unto_o they_o feuda_fw-la vacantia_fw-la as_o to_o their_o servant_n but_o whether_o the_o oath_n of_o fealty_n be_v so_o bring_v in_o upon_o feodal_a tenant_n or_o be_v in_o use_n before_o he_o do_v not_o determine_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o hereby_o appear_v that_o fealty_n in_o those_o day_n be_v personal_a as_o well_o as_o feodal_n or_o praedial_a which_o impose_v a_o necessity_n upon_o they_o of_o the_o contrary_a part_n in_o the_o report_n that_o if_o they_o meet_v with_o fealty_n among_o the_o saxon_n they_o must_v show_v it_o to_o be_v feodal_n and_o not_o personal_a for_o otherwise_o it_o maintain_v not_o their_o assertion_n i_o will_v help_v they_o with_o a_o pattern_n of_o fealty_n in_o those_o time_n where_o oswald_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n grant_v the_o land_n of_o his_o bishopric_n to_o many_o and_o sundry_a person_n for_o three_o life_n reserve_v a_o multitude_n of_o service_n to_o be_v do_v by_o they_o and_o bind_v they_o to_o swear_v that_o as_o long_o as_o they_o hold_v those_o land_n they_o shall_v continue_v in_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o bishop_n with_o all_o subjection_n i_o take_v this_o to_o be_v a_o oath_n of_o fealty_n but_o we_o must_v consider_v whether_o it_o be_v personal_a or_o praedial_a if_o personal_a it_o nothing_o then_o concern_v tenor_n and_o consequent_o not_o our_o question_n if_o praedial_a then_o must_v it_o be_v inherent_a to_o the_o land_n which_o here_o it_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v but_o to_o arise_v by_o way_n of_o contract_n and_o be_v praedial_a must_v either_o be_v feodal_n as_o for_o land_n hold_v by_o knight-service_n or_o colonical_a as_o for_o land_n in_o socage_n if_o we_o say_v it_o be_v feodal_n then_o must_v there_o be_v homage_n also_o as_o well_o as_o fealty_n for_o homage_n be_v inseparable_a from_o a_o feud_n by_o knight-service_n but_o the_o estate_n here_o grant_v by_o oswald_n be_v no_o great_a than_o for_o life_n the_o grantee_n must_v not_o as_o we_o have_v show_v either_o make_v or_o take_v homage_n and_o be_v last_o but_o colonical_a or_o in_o socage_n it_o be_v no_o fruit_n of_o a_o tenure_n in_o capite_fw-la by_o knight-service_n nor_o belong_v therefore_o to_o our_o question_n so_o that_o if_o fealty_n be_v find_v among_o the_o saxon_n yet_o can_v it_o not_o be_v find_v to_o be_v a_o fruit_n of_o knight-service_n in_o capite_fw-la as_o the_o report_n pretend_v it_o see_v fidelitas_fw-la in_o my_o glossary_n chap._n xxii_o no_o escuage_z among_o the_o saxon_n what_o in_o the_o empire_n ãâ¦ã_z the_o word_n scutagium_fw-la and_o that_o of_o escuage_z be_v of_o such_o novelty_n beyond_o the_o sea_n as_o i_o find_v it_o not_o among_o the_o feudist_n no_o not_o among_o the_o french_a or_o norman_n themselves_o much_o less_o among_o the_o saxon_n yet_o i_o meet_v with_o a_o ancient_a law_n in_o the_o novella_n of_o constantine_n porphyrogenita_n emperor_n of_o greece_n in_o the_o year_n 780._o that_o give_v a_o specimen_fw-la of_o it_o though_o not_o the_o name_n 7._o quaedam_fw-la esse_fw-la praedia_fw-la militaria_fw-la quibus_fw-la cohaereat_fw-la onus_fw-la militiae_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la possessorem_fw-la necesse_fw-la sit_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la militiam_fw-la comparare_fw-la domino_fw-la indicante_fw-la delectum_fw-la vel_fw-la si_fw-la nolit_fw-la aut_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la delectum_fw-la exhibere_fw-la certam_fw-la eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la fisco_fw-la dependere_fw-la quae_fw-la feudorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la lex_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v certain_a land_n to_o which_o the_o burden_n of_o warfare_n be_v so_o adherent_a that_o every_o owner_n of_o they_o be_v tie_v upon_o summons_n make_v by_o his_o lord_n to_o make_v his_o appearance_n therein_o or_o else_o to_o pay_v certain_a money_n by_o way_n
of_o a_o fine_a as_o be_v common_a in_o all_o case_n of_o feodal_n tenor_n empire_n this_o have_v some_o show_n of_o our_o escuage_z and_o may_v well_o have_v take_v that_o name_n from_o the_o manner_n of_o summons_n use_v in_o the_o empire_n which_o be_v by_o erect_v a_o post_n or_o pillar_n and_o hang_v a_o shield_n at_o the_o top_n thereof_o a_o herald_n proclaim_v that_o all_o who_o hold_v in_o this_o manner_n shall_v at_o such_o a_o day_n attend_v the_o emperor_n in_o his_o voyage_n to_o rome_n for_o take_v the_o crown_n of_o italy_n or_o king_n of_o roman_n which_o the_o ligurine_a poet_n thus_o express_v 301._o ligno_fw-la suspenditur_fw-la alte_fw-la erecto_fw-la clypeus_fw-la tunc_fw-la praeco_fw-la regius_fw-la omnes_fw-la convocat_n a_o dominis_fw-la feudalia_fw-la jura_fw-la tenentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o we_o have_v show_v in_o our_o glossary_a verbo_fw-la feudum_fw-la he_o use_v clypeus_fw-la for_o a_o shield_n instead_o of_o scutum_fw-la and_o from_o this_o shield_n i_o say_v it_o may_v well_o be_v call_v scutagium_fw-la as_o also_o from_o the_o service_n perform_v in_o it_o cum_fw-la hasta_fw-la &_o scuto_fw-la yet_o this_o summons_n be_v not_o call_v schiltbannum_n but_o heribannum_fw-la that_o be_v indictio_fw-la exercitus_fw-la not_o indictio_fw-la sâuti_fw-la but_o to_o keep_v near_o the_o matter_n first_o our_o saxon_n neither_o use_v the_o name_n nor_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o norman_a escuage_z for_o they_o call_v their_o go_v to_o war_n upon_o legal_a summons_n firdfare_n and_o utfare_n in_o latin_a expeditionem_fw-la and_o profectionem_fw-la second_o they_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o any_o definite_a time_n of_o abode_n as_o for_o forty_o day_n or_o more_o or_o less_o but_o as_o the_o law_n say_v 10._o sÆ¿a_o a_o ðon_n ðearf_n sy_n for_o gemeneâââre_a neode_n so_o as_o need_v shall_v require_v for_o common_a necessity_n three_o the_o mulct_n or_o forfeiture_n that_o the_o tenant_n in_o escuage_z incur_v for_o not_o go_v forth_o upon_o that_o summons_n be_v uncertain_a among_o the_o norman_n and_o we_o till_o the_o parliament_n assign_v it_o but_o among_o the_o saxon_n he_o that_o offend_v in_o ferdwite_n that_o be_v in_o not_o go_v forth_o in_o the_o expedition_n be_v certain_o fine_v at_o 120_o 13._o four_o whereas_o every_o lord_n among_o we_o have_v the_o fine_a assess_v by_o parliament_n of_o his_o own_o tenant_n for_o the_o land_n hold_v of_o himself_o the_o king_n among_o the_o saxon_n have_v the_o fine_a aforesaid_a of_o every_o delinquent_n who_o tenant_n or_o follower_n soever_o he_o be_v by_o all_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o the_o west-saxon_a law_n by_o the_o mercian_n and_o by_o the_o dane_n law_n though_o otherwise_o they_o differ_v 69._o in_o their_o heriot_n and_o many_o particular_a custom_n so_o that_o to_o talk_v of_o escuage_z among_o the_o saxon_n be_v without_o all_o colour_n or_o probability_n as_o i_o take_v it_o chap._n xxiii_o no_o feodal_n escheat_n of_o hereditary_a land_n among_o the_o saxon_n escheat_n escheat_n of_o eschoeir_n in_o french_a signify_v thing_n come_v accidental_o as_o on_o the_o by_o or_o by_o chance_n the_o fâodists_n therefore_o call_v they_o caduca_fw-la a_fw-la cadendo_fw-la and_o excadentias_fw-la the_o black_a book_n of_o the_o exchequer_n escaetas_n excidentia_fw-la and_o excadentia_fw-la but_o among_o our_o saxon_n i_o find_v no_o word_n to_o express_v they_o either_o proper_o or_o paraphrastical_o in_o our_o law_n they_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n regal_a escheat_n and_o feodal_n regal_a be_v those_o obvention_n and_o forfeiture_n which_o belong_v general_o to_o king_n by_o the_o ancient_a right_n of_o their_o crown_n and_o supreme_a dignity_n thus_o king_n david_n give_v the_o land_n of_o mephibosheth_n accuse_v of_o treason_n unto_o ziba_n though_o too_o hasty_o feodal_n be_v those_o which_o accrue_v to_o every_o feodal_n lord_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o king_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o seignory_n and_o of_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o tenure_n none_o so_o great_a as_o this_o if_o we_o may_v call_v it_o a_o fruit_n where_o the_o feud_n or_o tree_n itself_o result_v back_o unto_o the_o lord_n let_v we_o see_v therefore_o if_o we_o find_v any_o of_o these_o feodal_n escheat_n among_o the_o saxon_n examine_v there_o be_v a_o shrewd_a text_n i_o confess_v in_o canutus_n his_o law_n qui_fw-la fugiet_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la svo_fw-la vel_fw-la socio_fw-la pro_fw-la timiditate_fw-la in_o expeditione_n navali_fw-la vel_fw-la terrestri_fw-la perdat_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la suum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o svam_fw-la ipsius_fw-la vitam_fw-la &_o manus_fw-la mittat_fw-la dominus_fw-la ad_fw-la terram_fw-la quam_fw-la ei_fw-la dederat_fw-la &_o si_fw-la terram_fw-la haereditariam_fw-la habeat_fw-la ipsa_fw-la in_o manum_fw-la regis_fw-la transeat_fw-la here_o be_v the_o appearance_n of_o a_o tenure_n of_o a_o feud_n of_o a_o forfeiture_n and_o of_o a_o escheat_n the_o tenure_n lie_v between_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o fugitive_a vassal_n who_o the_o saxon_n and_o german_n call_v his_o man_n we_o his_o tenant_n the_o feud_n in_o the_o land_n quam_fw-la dâmânus_fw-la âi_fw-la dederat_fw-la the_o forfeiture_n in_o fugiendo_fw-la in_o the_o vassal_n run_v away_o and_o the_o escheat_n in_o the_o lord_n be_v seize_v of_o the_o land_n manus_fw-la mittat_fw-la dominus_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la quam_fw-la ei_fw-la dederat_fw-la let_v the_o lord_n take_v back_o the_o estate_n which_o he_o give_v in_o the_o temporary_a feud_n but_o for_o the_o hereditary_a land_n he_o say_v transeat_fw-la non_fw-la redeat_fw-la in_fw-la manum_fw-la regis_fw-la all_o this_o be_v nothing_o in_o our_o case_n for_o i_o declare_v in_o the_o beginning_n that_o our_o question_n be_v fix_v upon_o such_o feud_n as_o the_o law_n of_o england_n take_v notice_n of_o at_o this_o day_n that_o be_v of_o feud_n after_o they_o be_v become_v hereditary_a and_o perpetual_a not_o of_o those_o mention_v by_o gerardus_n niger_n which_o be_v temporary_a as_o at_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o for_o year_n or_o for_o life_n like_v they_o here_o intend_v by_o canutus_n this_o very_a law_n observe_v the_o difference_n and_o discover_v also_o that_o feud_n be_v not_o hereditary_a in_o his_o time_n and_o therefore_o give_v the_o feodal_a land_n be_v but_o a_o temporary_a estate_n back_o unto_o the_o lord_n in_o who_o the_o reversion_n be_v by_o inheritance_n as_o a_o feodal_n right_n but_o give_v the_o hereditary_a land_n unto_o the_o king_n as_o a_o regal_a escheat_n for_o that_o there_o be_v no_o mean_a or_o intervenient_a lord_n to_o claim_v they_o by_o any_o feodal_a tenure_n for_o that_o the_o hereditary_a land_n among_o the_o saxon_n otherwise_o call_v bocland_n be_v hold_v of_o no_o body_n nor_o subject_n to_o any_o feodal_a service_n as_o we_o have_v often_o declare_v and_o can_v not_o therefore_o escheat_n unto_o any_o feodal_a lord_n the_o kentish_a custom_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o bough_n and_o the_o son_n to_o the_o plough_n suggest_v as_o much_o and_o show_v also_o to_o have_v be_v the_o general_a use_n of_o england_n till_o the_o conqueror_n introduce_v hereditary_a feud_n put_v upon_o we_o therewith_o these_o great_a feodal_n servitude_n of_o wardship_n marriage_n escheat_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o the_o hereditary_a land_n not_o be_v feodal_n in_o the_o saxon_n time_n nor_o the_o feodal_a land_n hereditary_a there_o can_v then_o be_v no_o feodal_a escheat_n among_o they_o and_o i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v considerable_a whether_o the_o land_n resume_v by_o the_o lord_n upon_o his_o vassal's_n running_n away_o be_v proper_o a_o escheat_n by_o the_o law_n of_o canutus_n or_o rather_o a_o penalty_n only_o impose_v in_o this_o particular_a case_n chap._n xxiv_o thaneland_n and_o reveland_n what_o no_o mark_n of_o tenure_n but_o distinction_n of_o land-holders_n thaneland_n there_o be_v yet_o another_o assertion_n rather_o show_v than_o prove_v 34._o that_o the_o thani_fw-la majores_fw-la or_o king_n thanes_z hold_v by_o personal_a service_n of_o the_o king_n person_n by_o grand_a serjanty_n or_o knights-service_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o the_o reason_n follow_v be_v that_o the_o land_n so_o hold_v be_v in_o those_o time_n call_v thaneland_n as_o land_v reveland_n hold_v in_o socage_n be_v call_v reveland_n so_o frequent_o in_o doomsday_n ãâ¦ã_z haec_fw-la terra_fw-la fuit_fw-la terra_fw-la regis_fw-la edwardi_fw-la thainland_n sed_fw-la postea_fw-la conversa_fw-la est_fw-la in_o reveland_n coke_n instit_n §_n 117._o thus_o the_o report_n discharge_v itself_o upon_o my_o lord_n coke_n who_o word_n be_v these_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o in_o the_o book_n of_o doomsday_n land_n hold_v by_o knights-service_n be_v call_v thainland_n and_o land_n hold_v by_o socage_n be_v call_v reveland_n i_o reverence_v the_o opinion_n of_o that_o famous_a lawyer_n with_o admiration_n but_o i_o suppose_v he_o speak_v not_o this_o ex_fw-la tripod_n juridico_fw-la for_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o it_o and_o that_o which_o be_v before_o deliver_v out_o of_o the_o
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as_o by_o superior_a judge_n both_o to_o the_o court_n baron_fw-fr and_o court_n leet_n also_o edward_n the_o confessor_n ll._n ca._n 32._o say_v that_o there_o be_v justice_n over_o every_o ten_o freeborgs_n call_v dean_n or_o tienheofod_n that_o be_v head_n of_o ten_o which_o among_o their_o neighbour_n in_o town_n compound_v matter_n of_o trespass_n do_v in_o pasture_n meadow_n corn_n and_o other_o strife_n rise_v among_o they_o but_o the_o great_a matter_n say_v he_o be_v refer_v to_o superior_a justice_n appoint_v over_o every_o ten_o of_o they_o who_o we_o may_v call_v centurion_n centenaries_n or_o hundrador_n because_o they_o judge_v over_o a_o hundred_o freeborgs_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o hundred_o therefore_o have_v jurisdiction_n over_o all_o the_o town_n of_o the_o hundred_o as_o well_o in_o criminal_a matter_n as_o in_o civil_a and_o they_o that_o fail_v of_o their_o right_n in_o the_o court_n baron_n tithing_n or_o leet_n may_v now_o prosecute_v it_o here_o before_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o hundred_o and_o his_o follower_n call_v the_o suitor_n of_o the_o hundred_o which_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o owner_n of_o land_n within_o that_o hundred_o who_o be_v tie_v to_o be_v there_o at_o every_o court_n 5._o which_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o law_n of_o h._n i._n ca._n 8._o be_v to_o be_v hold_v twelve_o time_n in_o the_o year_n that_o be_v once_o every_o month_n 9_o but_o especial_o a_o full_a appearance_n be_v require_v twice_o in_o the_o year_n in_o memory_n whereof_o the_o suitor_n be_v at_o this_o day_n call_v at_o our_o lady_n and_o michaelmass_n court_v by_o the_o steward_n of_o the_o hundred_o these_o as_o i_o say_v before_o hold_v piea_n of_o trespass_n do_v in_o pasture_n meadow_n corn_n and_o such_o like_a and_o of_o other_o strife_n arise_v between_o neighbour_n and_o neighbour_n and_o as_o by_o and_o by_o also_o shall_v be_v show_v of_o criminal_a matter_n touch_v the_o very_a life_n of_o a_o man_n decrevit_fw-la tum_fw-la porro_fw-la aluredus_fw-la etc._n etc._n king_n alured_n then_o further_o decree_v that_o every_o freeman_n shall_v be_v settle_v in_o some_o hundred_o and_o appoint_v to_o some_o freeborg_n or_o tithing_n as_o do_v also_o canutus_n ll._n par_fw-fr 2._o cap._n 19_o and_o that_o the_o head_n of_o these_o tithing_n or_o freeborg_n who_o we_o now_o call_v capitales_fw-la plegii_fw-la shall_v judge_v the_o small_a matter_n as_o in_o leet_n etc._n etc._n but_o shall_v reserve_v the_o great_a for_o the_o hundred_o court_n and_o those_o of_o most_o difficulty_n to_o the_o alderman_n and_o sheriff_n in_o the_o county_n court_n lamb._n voc_fw-la centuria_fw-la the_o order_n of_o which_o proceed_n in_o the_o hundred_o court_n do_v there_o also_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o law_n of_o king_n ethelred_n make_v in_o a_o great_a assembly_n at_o vanatinge_v cap._n 4._o in_o singulis_fw-la centuriis_fw-la comitia_fw-la sunto_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v the_o court_n be_v hold_v in_o every_o hundred_o and_o let_v twelve_o man_n of_o the_o elder_a sort_n together_o with_o the_o reve_n of_o the_o hundred_o hold_v their_o hand_n upon_o some_o holy_a thing_n take_v their_o oath_n that_o they_o shall_v neither_o condemn_v any_o man_n that_o be_v innocent_a nor_o quit_v he_o that_o be_v guilty_a and_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o law_n of_o canutus_n par_fw-fr 2._o cap._n 16._o &_o 18._o that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v delay_v above_o three_o court_n day_n from_o have_v his_o right_n for_o if_o he_o be_v he_o may_v then_o resort_v to_o the_o county_n and_o if_o he_o obtain_v it_o not_o there_o within_o four_o court_n than_o he_o may_v seek_v unto_o the_o king_n and_o no_o doubt_n but_o this_o law_n open_v a_o great_a gap_n for_o the_o carry_v of_o matter_n from_o the_o hundred_o and_o county_n court_v up_o to_o the_o king_n be_v court._n the_o jurisdiction_n also_o of_o this_o court_n seem_v to_o be_v further_o abate_v by_o h._n i._n who_o though_o he_o establish_v the_o ancient_a manner_n of_o hold_v it_o yet_o pull_v he_o from_o it_o some_o principal_a part_n thereof_o as_o after_o shall_v appear_v in_o a_o writ_n of_o he_o touch_v this_o and_o the_o county_n court_n direct_v to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o worcester_n ms._n co._n pa._n inter_fw-la 48._o &_o 49._o the_o thrithingreve_n or_o leidgreve_n who_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o same_o call_v in_o the_o salique_a law_n tungimus_n but_o doubt_v whether_o he_o or_o no_o that_o in_o our_o law_n of_o h._n i._n be_v call_v thungrevius_n be_v a_o officer_n that_o have_v authority_n over_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o county_n or_o three_o or_o more_o hundred_o or_o wapentake_v who_o territory_n be_v thereupon_o call_v a_o thrthe_n otherwise_o a_o leid_n or_o lath_n in_o which_o manner_n the_o county_n of_o kent_n be_v yet_o divide_v and_o the_o rape_n in_o sussex_n seem_v to_o answer_v the_o same_o and_o perhaps_o the_o riding_n also_o of_o yorkshire_n
pag._n 89._o concern_v this_o treatise_n i_o shall_v here_o brief_o exhibit_v some_o particular_n which_o i_o acknowledge_v to_o have_v gather_v from_o a_o ample_a and_o most_o judicious_a discourse_n on_o this_o subject_a write_v by_o the_o learned_a sir_n henry_n spelman_n knight_n in_o 1614_o very_o well_o worthy_a to_o be_v make_v public_a the_o occasion_n of_o this_o discourse_n about_o forty_o two_o year_n since_o divers_a gentleman_n in_o london_n studious_a of_o antiquity_n frame_v themselves_o into_o a_o college_n or_o society_n of_o antiquary_n appoint_v to_o meet_v every_o friday_n weekly_a in_o the_o term_n at_o a_o place_n agree_v of_o and_o for_o learn_v sake_n to_o confer_v upon_o some_o question_n in_o that_o faculty_n and_o to_o sup_v together_o the_o place_n after_o a_o meeting_n or_o two_o become_v certain_a at_o darby-house_n where_o the_o herald's-office_n be_v keep_v and_o two_o question_n be_v propound_v at_o every_o meeting_n to_o be_v handle_v at_o the_o next_o that_o follow_v so_o that_o every_o man_n have_v a_o sennight_n respite_n to_o advise_v upon_o they_o and_o then_o to_o deliver_v his_o opinion_n that_o which_o seem_v most_o material_a be_v by_o one_o of_o the_o company_n choose_v for_o the_o purpose_n to_o be_v enter_v in_o a_o book_n that_o so_o it_o may_v remain_v unto_o posterity_n the_o society_n increase_v daily_o many_o person_n of_o great_a worth_n as_o well_o noble_a as_o other_o learned_a join_v themselves_o unto_o it_o thus_o it_o continue_v divers_a year_n but_o as_o all_o good_a use_n common_o decline_v so_o many_o of_o the_o chief_a supporter_n hereof_o either_o die_v or_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o london_n into_o the_o country_n this_o among_o the_o rest_n grow_v for_o twenty_o year_n to_o be_v discontinue_v but_o it_o than_o come_v again_o into_o the_o mind_n of_o divers_a principal_a gentleman_n to_o revive_v it_o and_o for_o that_o purpose_n upon_o the_o day_n of_o in_o the_o year_n 1614_o there_o meet_v at_o the_o same_o place_n sir_n james_n ley_n knight_n than_o attorney_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n since_o earl_n of_o marleborough_n and_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n sir_n robert_n cotton_n knight_n and_o baronett_n sir_n john_n davies_n his_o majesty_n be_v attorney_n for_o ireland_n sir_n richard_n st._n george_n knt._n then_o norrey_n mr._n hackwell_n the_o queen_n solicitor_n mr._n camden_n then_o clarentieux_n myself_o and_o some_o other_o of_o these_o the_o lord_n treasurer_n sir_n robert_n cotton_n mr._n camden_n and_o myself_o have_v be_v of_o the_o original_a foundation_n and_o to_o my_o knowledge_n be_v all_o then_o live_v of_o that_o sort_n save_v sir_n john_n doderidge_n knight_n justice_n of_o the_o king_n be_v bench._n we_o hold_v it_o sufficient_a for_o that_o time_n to_o revive_v the_o meeting_n and_o only_o conceive_v some_o rule_n of_o government_n and_o limitation_n to_o be_v observe_v among_o we_o whereof_o this_o be_v one_o that_o for_o avoid_v offence_n we_o shall_v neither_o meddle_v with_o matter_n of_o state_n nor_o of_o religion_n and_o agree_v of_o two_o question_n for_o the_o next_o meeting_n we_o choose_v mr._n hackwell_n to_o be_v our_o register_n and_o the_o convocator_n of_o our_o assembly_n for_o the_o present_a and_o sup_v together_o so_o depart_v one_o of_o the_o question_n be_v touch_v the_o original_a of_o the_o term_n about_o which_o as_o be_v obscure_a and_o general_o mistake_v i_o bestow_v some_o extraordinary_a pain_n that_o come_v short_a of_o other_o in_o understanding_n i_o may_v equal_v they_o if_o i_o can_v in_o diligence_n but_o before_o our_o next_o meeting_n we_o have_v notice_n that_o his_o majesty_n take_v a_o little_a mislike_n of_o our_o society_n not_o be_v inform_v that_o we_o have_v resolve_v to_o decline_v all_o matter_n of_o state_n yet_o hereupon_o we_o forbear_v to_o meet_v again_o and_o so_o all_o our_o labour_n lose_v but_o my_o lie_v by_o i_o and_o have_v be_v often_o desire_v of_o i_o by_o some_o of_o my_o friend_n i_o think_v good_a upon_o a_o review_n and_o augmentation_n to_o let_v it_o creep_v abroad_o in_o the_o form_n you_o see_v it_o wish_v it_o may_v be_v rectify_v by_o some_o better_a judgement_n sect_n i._o of_o the_o term_n in_o general_n as_o our_o law_n book_n have_v nothing_o to_o my_o knowledge_n touch_v the_o original_n of_o the_o term_n so_o be_v it_o much_o better_a if_o our_o chronicle_n have_v as_o little_a for_o though_o it_o be_v little_a they_o have_v in_o that_o kind_n yet_o be_v that_o little_a very_o untrue_a affirm_v that_o william_n the_o conqueror_n do_v first_o institute_v they_o it_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o examine_n who_o be_v author_n of_o the_o error_n but_o it_o seem_v etc._n polydore_v virgil_n a_o alien_n in_o our_o commonwealth_n and_o not_o well_o endenize_v in_o our_o antiquity_n spread_v it_o first_o in_o print_n i_o purpose_v not_o to_o take_v it_o upon_o any_o man_n word_n but_o search_v for_o the_o fountain_n will_n if_o i_o 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generali_fw-la in_o majore_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la eborum_fw-la loco_fw-la ãâ¦ã_z pro_fw-la tribunali_fw-la sedentibus_fw-la fratre_fw-la johanne_n de_fw-fr redburne_n ãâ¦ã_z s._n albani_n ordinis_fw-la s._n benedicti_fw-la lincolniensis_fw-la dioece_n procuratore_fw-la rââg_n virorum_fw-la dominorum_fw-la abbatis_fw-la &_o conventus_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la monasterii_fw-la verorum_fw-la patronorum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la appleton_n in_o rydale_n eborum_fw-la dioc._n procuratorio_fw-la pro_fw-la eisdem_fw-la ex_fw-la una_fw-la ac_fw-la domino_fw-la waltero_fw-la flemeng_n rectore_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la personaliter_fw-la ex_fw-la altera_fw-la idem_fw-la dominus_fw-la walterus_n rector_n tempore_fw-la messium_fw-la non_fw-la obstante_fw-la ipsoque_fw-la tunc_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o judice_fw-la svo_fw-la ad_fw-la infra_fw-la scripta_fw-la judicialiter_fw-la consentiente_fw-la fatebatur_fw-la se_fw-la teneri_fw-la dictis_fw-la dominis_n abbati_n &_o conventui_fw-la &_o eorum_fw-la monasterio_n in_o 14._o libris_fw-la argenti_fw-la nomine_fw-la pensionis_fw-la sex_n marcarum_fw-la annuarum_fw-la eisdem_fw-la religiosis_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la &_o dicta_fw-la sua_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la de_fw-la tempore_fw-la quo_fw-la rector_n ejusdem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la extitit_fw-la debit_fw-la &_o per_fw-la eundem_fw-la per_fw-la idem_fw-la tempus_fw-la subtractis_fw-la chap._n xv._n of_o michaelmass-term_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a constitution_n michaelmass-term_n as_o the_o canon_n and_o law_n aforesaid_a leave_v it_o be_v more_o uncertain_a for_o the_o beginning_n than_o for_o the_o end_n it_o appear_v by_o a_o fine_a take_v at_o norwich_n 18._o hen._n iii_o that_o the_o term_n be_v then_o hold_v there_o and_o begin_v within_o the_o octave_n of_o saint_n michael_n for_o the_o cyrograph_n of_o it_o be_v haec_fw-la est_fw-la finalis_fw-la concordia_fw-la facta_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la apud_fw-la norwicum_fw-la die_v martis_n proximo_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la michaelis_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la regis_fw-la henrici_fw-la silij_fw-la regis_fw-la johannis_n 18_o coram_fw-la tho._n de_fw-fr mulet_n rob._n the_o lexint_n olivero_n etc._n etc._n i_o observe_v that_o the_o tuesday_n next_o after_o st._n michael_n can_v at_o the_o far_a be_v but_o the_o seven_o day_n after_o it_o and_o yet_o it_o then_o must_v be_v a_o day_n within_o the_o octave_n whereas_o the_o term_n 6._o now_o begin_v
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the_o feast_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n be_v a_o solemn_a day_n and_o exempt_a from_o legal_a proceed_n in_o court_n of_o justice_n yet_o be_v it_o now_o no_o vacation_n day_n when_o corpus_n christi_n fall_v as_o it_o do_v this_o year_n 1614_o the_o very_a day_n before_o it_o for_o that_o the_o statute_n have_v appoint_v the_o term_n to_o begin_v the_o friday_n next_o after_o corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la day_n which_o be_v the_o day_n next_o this_o year_n before_o st._n john_n baptist_n and_o so_o the_o term_n must_v of_o necessity_n begin_v on_o saint_n john_n baptist_n day_n this_o deceive_v all_o the_o ptognosticator_n who_o count_v st._n john_n baptist_n for_o a_o grand_a day_n and_o no_o day_n in_o court_n appoint_v the_o term_n in_o their_o almanac_n to_o begin_v the_o day_n after_o and_o consequent_o to_o hold_v a_o day_n long_o deceive_v many_o by_o that_o their_o error_n but_o the_o aforesaid_a statute_n of_o 32._o hen._n viii_o change_v the_o whole_a frame_n of_o this_o 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quo_fw-la sensu_fw-la accipiendum_fw-la 185._o cinque-port_n privilege_n grant_v to_o they_o by_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n etc._n etc._n 26._o clacklose-hundred_n 139._o clergyman_n forbid_v to_o use_v hunt_v 109_o 112_o 113._o &_o seq_n when_o they_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o prove_v wi_n 129._o prohibit_v by_o justinian_n to_o meddle_v with_o those_o matter_n ibid._n cley_n harbour_n 151._o de_fw-fr clifford_n rob._n marshal_n of_o england_n 167._o k._n canute_n charter_n of_o donation_n to_o the_o thane_n orc._n 20._o coin_v of_o england_n in_o q._n elisabeth_n time_n 203_o etc._n etc._n colloquia_fw-la 65._o comites_fw-la who_o and_o why_o so_o call_v 3._o commendati_fw-la 35._o congham_n 145._o conradus_n salicus_n make_v a_o constitution_n touch_v feud_n 4_o 5._o consecration_n a_o strange_a one_o of_o eadmer_n a_o monk_n of_o canterbury_n 119._o consilium_fw-la regni_fw-la 60._o controversy_n among_o the_o ancient_a britain_n by_o who_o judge_v 74._o conveyance_n of_o land_n how_o make_v by_o the_o saxon_n 8._o cossher_v what_o 60._o cossey_n 157._o county_n in_o england_n 5._o county-court_n how_o often_o keep_v 54._o be_v proclaim_v a_o seven-night_n beforehand_o ib._n earl_n county_n and_o bishop_n diocese_n have_v but_o one_o limit_n 130_o 131._o ecclesiastical_a and_o secular_a cause_n there_o decide_v 131._o courtbaron_n 4._o it_o be_v original_a 51._o court-leet_n 51._o sometime_o grant_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o manor_n ibid._n court-christian_a or_o ecclesiastical_a when_o it_o spring_v up_o 131_o 132._o high_a court_n of_o justice_n why_o they_o sit_v not_o in_o the_o afternoon_n 89_o 90._o why_o they_o sit_v not_o all_o some_o day_n 90_o 91._o why_o they_o sit_v on_o the_o rogation_n day_n ibid._n why_o on_o some_o festival_n and_o not_o on_o other_o 91_o the_o admiralty-court_n why_o always_o open_a 94._o chancery-court_n say_v to_o be_v always_o open_a ib._n cowshil_fw-la 153._o creak_n 149._o cromer_n 152._o crostwick_n 153._o crowner_n office_n not_o before_o the_o conquest_n 27._o d_o dane-blood_n 149._o dane-law_n 45._o dane_n not_o capable_a of_o devise_v land_n by_o will_n 22_o david_n i_o king_n of_o scotland_n and_o earl_n of_o huntingdon_n 11_o 131._o dean_n his_o office_n and_o function_n 50._o the_o privilege_n of_o a_o bishop_n dean_n ibid._n deerham_n west_n 140._o defensor_fw-la plebis_fw-la 129._o degradatio_fw-la militis_fw-la 185._o deira_n a_o province_n 13._o demain_v or_o demesne_n what_o 12._o ancient_a demesne_n have_v not_o any_o land_n by_o knight-service_n 44_o 57_o d'evreux_n robert_n earl_n of_o essex_n viscount_n bourchier_n etc._n etc._n 171._o send_v into_o spain_n with_o a_o army_n ibid._n storm_v cadiz_n ibid._n create_a marshal_n of_o england_n ibid._n make_a lord_n deputy_n of_o ireland_n ibid._n when_o behead_v ibid._n dies_fw-la juridici_fw-la 72_o 73._o die_v feriale_n 72._o dies_fw-la pacis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ibid._n 79._o 82._o dies_fw-la pacis_fw-la regis_fw-la ibib_fw-la &_o 82._o dies_fw-la novem_fw-la lectionum_fw-la 91._o dies_fw-la feriati_fw-la repentini_fw-la 93._o dower_n why_o judge_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n 132._o downham_n 140._o druid_n who_o 74._o the_o sole_a judge_n of_o controversy_n among_o the_o old_a britain_n 74._o suppose_a to_o have_v use_v the_o greek_a tongue_n 103_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o the_o latin_n ibid._n dudley_n john_n duke_n of_o northumberland_n and_o earl_n marshal_n of_o england_n 170._o e_o eadmere_n a_o monk_n of_o canterbury_n make_v archbishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n in_o scotland_n 119._o king_n eadwigus_n charter_n of_o thaneland_n grant_v to_o aelswine_n 19_o earl_n marshal_n of_o england_n 169_o 170_o 171._o earl_n of_o a_o county_n see_v alderman_n earldom_n not_o hereditary_a in_o ancient_a time_n 13._o earldom_n in_o france_n ibid._n &_o 14._o earl_n among_o the_o saxon_n 13_o 14._o earl_n no_o title_n of_o dignity_n ancient_o 13._o their_o office_n depend_v on_o the_o king_n 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