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frequentia_fw-la 2._o alfred_n after_o he_o reform_v the_o former_a law_n consulto_fw-la sapientum_fw-la 22._o after_o he_o aethelstan_n call_v a_o council_n 53._o in_o which_o be_v the_o archbishop_n and_o with_o he_o the_o optimates_fw-la &_o sapientes_fw-la frequentissimi_fw-la beside_o other_o whereof_o i_o shall_v treat_v now_o that_o i_o come_v to_o the_o matter_n handle_v in_o this_o court._n the_o matter_n in_o agitation_n in_o the_o wittagenmote_a general_o be_v all_o both_o of_o public_a and_o private_a concernment_n that_o which_o concern_v the_o public_a be_v such_o as_o regard_v removal_n of_o inconvenience_n such_o as_o be_v law_n for_o league_n and_o affinity_n with_o other_o nation_n for_o prevent_v of_o war._n and_o thus_o become_v the_o saxon_n and_o briton_n unite_v and_o the_o mortal_a feud_n between_o those_o two_o nation_n lay_v aside_o 219._o and_o they_o make_v one_o and_o the_o saxon_n and_o dane_n reconcile_v 36._o by_o a_o covenant_n agree_v unto_o and_o swear_v between_o both_o nation_n the_o like_a also_o
bureus_fw-la the_o number_n of_o these_o fee_n much_o increase_v so_o as_o in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n they_o be_v above_o sixty_o thousand_o which_o be_v a_o mighty_a body_n for_o a_o small_a island_n and_o bring_v much_o honour_n to_o the_o nation_n but_o the_o profit_n arise_v from_o beneath_o i_o mean_v from_o the_o soccage_n tenure_n or_o service_n of_o the_o plough_n tenure_n which_o in_o the_o first_o time_n be_v perform_v by_o those_o that_o be_v unfit_a for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o war_n either_o be_v green_a and_o young_a or_o decrepit_a and_o age_a and_o sometime_o by_o the_o woman_n but_o after_o that_o the_o saxon_a conquest_n be_v at_o a_o stop_n tacitus_n and_o that_o no_o more_o be_v to_o be_v get_v by_o blood_n man_n endeavour_v to_o satisfy_v their_o desire_n by_o sweat_n and_o turn_v their_o sword_n into_o ploughshare_n and_o thus_o the_o husbandry_n increase_v exceed_o and_o have_v prove_v the_o best_a pillar_n of_o the_o common-weal_n the_o nature_n of_o this_o tenure_n be_v full_o set_v out_o by_o the_o reporter_n nor_o can_v i_o add_v thereto_o more_o than_o the_o law_n of_o the_o confessor_n concern_v these_o man_n viz._n that_o no_o man_n may_v trouble_v they_o 86._o but_o for_o their_o rent_n nor_o any_o lord_n thrust_v they_o out_o of_o their_o farm_n so_o long_o as_o they_o do_v their_o service_n spiceleg_n and_o thus_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o service_n become_v in_o nature_n of_o a_o condition_n subsequent_a beget_v a_o increaser_n of_o the_o estate_n 33._o which_o by_o continuance_n wrought_v a_o inheritance_n and_o so_o the_o title_n of_o entry_n be_v turn_v whole_o into_o distress_n for_o service_n not_o perform_v yet_o the_o lord_n be_v no_o loose_a thereby_o so_o long_o as_o heriot_n rent_n and_o service_n accrue_v unto_o he_o chap._n xxxii_o of_o court_n incident_a and_o unite_a unto_o manor_n by_o grant_n make_v by_o lord_n unto_o tenant_n already_o note_v the_o lord_n have_v power_n by_o common_a right_n to_o call_v 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the_o lord_n allowance_n and_o upon_o this_o privilege_n the_o writ_n of_o right_a patent_n be_v ground_v but_o the_o full_a nature_n of_o this_o court_n be_v not_o within_o my_o intention_n but_o i_o must_v refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o law-book_n 2._o for_o it_o be_v the_o least_o part_n of_o the_o work_n and_o power_n which_o this_o court_n obtain_v by_o continuance_n of_o time_n in_o regard_n that_o manor_n exceed_o multiply_v so_o as_o no_o part_n of_o the_o land_n be_v leave_v free_a and_o many_o one_o of_o they_o extend_v into_o divers_a decennary_n the_o lord_n obtain_v great_a power_n over_o they_o and_o have_v of_o king_n grant_v of_o view_n of_o frankpledge_a within_o their_o several_a lordship_n frankpledge_a and_o further_a power_n of_o inquiry_n and_o punish_v of_o matter_n of_o public_a nuisance_n and_o such_o as_o be_v contra_fw-la pacem_fw-la &_o coronam_fw-la which_o by_o custom_n become_v annex_v unto_o the_o court-leet_n the_o nuisance_n of_o copy-holds_a be_v do_v to_o disherison_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o proper_a for_o the_o court_n of_o public_a inquiry_n the_o judge_n of_o this_o court-leet_n be_v the_o lord_n or_o his_o steward_n for_o the_o directory_n part_n and_o the_o steward_n be_v proper_o coroner_n within_o the_o manor_n to_o take_v presentment_n and_o certify_v they_o to_o the_o coroner_n of_o the_o county_n and_o thus_o this_o court_n swallow_v up_o much_o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o decenner_n court_n in_o the_o very_a infancy_n so_o as_o we_o find_v no_o footstep_n of_o any_o writ_n of_o right_a to_o the_o decenner_n or_o chief-pledge_n but_o contrariwise_o many_o view_n of_o frankpledge_a grant_v to_o particular_a person_n in_o the_o time_n of_o alfred_n 1._o and_o many_o thing_n do_v by_o the_o chief_a pledge_n in_o the_o court_n of_o these_o manor_n as_o be_v to_o be_v yet_o see_v in_o many_o ancient_a court-roll_n the_o other_o court_n which_o by_o common_a right_n belong_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o manor_n be_v that_o of_o the_o copy-holders_n call_v or_o rather_o include_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o courtbaron_n courtbaron_n which_o albeit_o it_o be_v call_v in_o the_o ordinary_a stile_n curia_fw-la baronum_fw-la yet_o not_o so_o proper_o as_o i_o conceive_v and_o it_o may_v be_v by_o way_n of_o mistake_n for_o baronis_fw-la 57_o for_o if_o it_o be_v so_o proper_o unite_v former_o to_o the_o court_n of_o freeman_n as_o ab_fw-la excellentiori_fw-la it_o always_o pass_v under_o that_o name_n yet_o when_o that_o court_n be_v omit_v and_o slip_v out_o of_o the_o way_n the_o court_n of_o copy_n holder_n that_n remain_v improper_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o that_o which_o be_v go_v this_o court_n at_o the_o first_o be_v intend_v only_o for_o the_o lord_n benefit_n and_o for_o the_o tenant_n right_a as_o subservient_fw-fr thereunto_o i_o say_v the_o tenant_n right_a not_o against_o their_o lord_n for_o they_o have_v no_o right_n against_o he_o but_o against_o any_o other_o they_o have_v protection_n of_o law_n both_o for_o themselves_o and_o their_o estate_n and_o as_o i_o say_v before_o by_o custom_n or_o rather_o light_a of_o religion_n their_o person_n and_o estate_n be_v considerable_a even_o by_o the_o lord_n themselves_o edw._n which_o also_o cause_v a_o law_n to_o be_v make_v ut_fw-la sic_fw-la de_fw-la suis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la agant_fw-la quatenus_fw-la erga_fw-la deum_fw-la reatum_fw-la non_fw-la incurrant_fw-la &_o regem_fw-la non_fw-la offendant_fw-la which_o law_n can_v never_o be_v intend_v of_o the_o freeholders_n for_o it_o have_v be_v a_o vain_a redundancy_n to_o have_v make_v a_o especial_a law_n for_o that_o which_o be_v provide_v for_o by_o the_o know_a fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n against_o which_o a_o speedy_a remedy_n lie_v by_o the_o king_n writ_n and_o these_o man_n how_o mean_a soever_o have_v even_o in_o those_o day_n a_o kind_n of_o property_n both_o in_o land_n and_o good_n for_o the_o law_n though_o by_o their_o antic_a language_n darken_v yet_o plain_o speak_v the_o terra_fw-la sua_fw-la &_o catallis_fw-la ejus_fw-la 33._o and_o if_o the_o ancient_a german_n be_v so_o generous_a to_o their_o bondman_n sure_o much_o rather_o after_o their_o come_n into_o this_o island_n inasmuch_o as_o their_o service_n be_v more_o and_o more_o necessary_a in_o agriculture_n which_o can_v never_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o native_n who_o be_v not_o in_o their_o own_o person_n conquer_v although_o their_o land_n be_v chap._n xxxiii_o of_o township_n and_o their_o market_n the_o next_o franchese_n be_v that_o of_o town_n this_o be_v take_v up_o as_o a_o birth_n of_o war_n and_o nurse_n of_o peace_n for_o their_o ancestor_n like_v not_o to_o dwell_v in_o crowd_n ne_fw-la pati_fw-la quidem_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la junctas_fw-la sedes_fw-la tacitus_n it_o be_v their_o trade_n or_o pastime_n to_o war_n upon_o beast_n when_o they_o find_v no_o enemy_n among_o they_o this_o solitudinary_a custom_n can_v not_o be_v soon_o shake_v off_o and_o may_v well_o occasion_v multitude_n of_o town_n in_o those_o time_n though_o small_a one_o doubtless_o that_o writer_n speak_v of_o if_o true_a it_o be_v that_o after_o the_o waste_a time_n of_o the_o dane_n and_o norman_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n be_v find_v in_o england_n forty_o five_o thousand_o parish_n and_o sixty_o two_o thousand_o village_n nor_o be_v peace_n less_o beneficial_a to_o they_o than_o they_o careful_a of_o it_o for_o by_o continuance_n of_o peace_n husbandry_n manufacture_n and_o commerce_n occasion_v people_n to_o gather_v to_o place_n commodious_a for_o habitation_n in_o good_a soil_n nigh_o navigable_a river_n or_o havens_n and_o according_a to_o their_o situation_n and_o trade_n so_o they_o swell_v in_o multitude_n or_o decay_a some_o of_o who_o grow_v more_o eminent_a than_o other_o more_o care_n be_v have_v of_o their_o government_n and_o safety_n for_o the_o latter_a by_o building_n of_o
make_v a_o law_n somewhat_o short_a of_o a_o full_a freedom_n and_o yet_o outreach_v that_o of_o bondage_n which_o we_o since_o have_v commend_v to_o posterity_n under_o the_o forest-charter_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o it_o prove_v a_o hard_a matter_n for_o king_n to_o hunt_v by_o law_n and_o the_o law_n itself_o be_v a_o yoke_n somewhat_o too_o heavy_a for_o a_o commonwealth_n to_o bear_v in_o old_a age_n if_o self-denying_a majesty_n shall_v please_v to_o take_v it_o away_o chap._n xxxv_o concern_v judge_n in_o court_n of_o justice_n thus_o far_o of_o the_o several_a tribe_n and_o number_n of_o this_o commonwealth_n which_o like_o so_o many_o conduit-head_n derive_v the_o influence_n of_o government_n through_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o this_o island_n and_o in_o every_o of_o which_o judiciary_n power_n act_v itself_o in_o all_o cause_n arise_v within_o the_o verge_n of_o that_o precinct_n some_o of_o which_o have_v more_o extraordinary_a trial_n before_o the_o king_n and_o his_o council_n of_o lord_n according_a as_o the_o party_n concern_v be_v of_o great_a degree_n or_o the_o cause_n of_o more_o public_a concernment_n example_n hereof_o be_v the_o case_n between_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o leoftin_n in_o aetheldred_n time_n and_o between_o the_o two_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o durham_n in_o edward_n time_n but_o custom_n make_v this_o court_n stoop_v to_o small_a game_n in_o latter_a time_n and_o to_o reach_v at_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o county-court_n by_o send_v the_o king_n writ_n to_o remove_v certain_a cause_n from_o the_o cognizance_n of_o those_o rural_a judicatories_n to_o their_o sublime_a determination_n 8._o and_o thus_o become_v the_o council_n of_o lord_n as_o a_o oracle_n to_o the_o whole_a nation_n and_o the_o king_n among_o the_o rest_n as_o the_o priest_n that_o many_o time_n render_v the_o answer_n or_o sentence_n of_o that_o oracle_n in_o his_o own_o sense_n and_o have_v it_o confirm_v to_o he_o by_o a_o oath_n se_fw-la judicium_fw-la rectum_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la facturum_fw-la 16._o &_o justitiam_fw-la per_fw-la concilium_fw-la procerum_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la tenturum_fw-la so_o as_o though_o he_o be_v the_o first_o in_o view_n yet_o the_o council_n of_o lord_n be_v the_o first_o in_o nature_n and_o the_o cynosure_n to_o direct_v his_o tongue_n and_o action_n from_o this_o fountain_n issue_v also_o stream_n of_o judicature_n into_o all_o part_n by_o judge_n itinerant_a under_o the_o king_n commission_n 3._o to_o reform_v error_n punish_v default_n in_o the_o ordinary_a rural_a judicatories_n and_o to_o dissolve_v hard_a and_o knotty_a case_n and_o these_o be_v occasion_v at_o the_o instance_n of_o the_o party_n and_o alfred_n who_o birth_n this_o be_v send_v they_o forth_o in_o way_n of_o association_n with_o the_o sheriff_n lord_n of_o the_o fee_n or_o other_o ordinary_a magistrate_n chap._n xxxvi_o of_o the_o proceed_n in_o judicature_n by_o indictment_n appeal_v presentment_n and_o action_n for_o the_o proceed_n in_o course_n the_o saxon_n be_v wont_a to_o begin_v with_o matter_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n and_o afterward_o to_o secular_a cause_n in_o which_o if_o the_o matter_n be_v criminal_a the_o most_o ancient_a way_n of_o proceed_v be_v by_o appeal_n of_o the_o party_n complain_v but_o afterward_o in_o case_n that_o concern_v damage_n injury_n or_o violence_n do_v to_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n or_o his_o estate_n the_o king_n be_v find_v to_o be_v therein_o prejudice_v beside_o the_o prejudice_n immediate_o do_v to_o the_o subject_a for_o a_o man_n disable_v in_o body_n or_o estate_n be_v disable_v to_o serve_v the_o king_n and_o the_o public_a and_o upon_o this_o ground_n a_o way_n be_v find_v out_o to_o punish_v the_o offender_n by_o indictment_n indictment_n beside_o the_o satisfaction_n do_v to_o the_o party_n wrong_v 15._o the_o proceed_n against_o such_o delinquent_n be_v by_o attachment_n of_o the_o party_n who_o thereupon_o give_v 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