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part_n of_o the_o well_o be_v of_o the_o nation_n not_o at_o once_o but_o at_o several_a time_n in_o several_a age_n and_o several_a generation_n support_v and_o uphold_v they_o by_o after_o law_n &_o constitution_n as_o that_o no_o freeman_n shall_v from_o thence_o give_v nor_o sell_v any_o more_o of_o his_o land_n but_o so_o that_o of_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o land_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o fee_n may_v have_v the_o service_n due_a unto_o he_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o fee_n land_n alien_v in_o mortmain_n shall_v accrue_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o fee_n 9_o h._n 3._o ca._n 32._o &_o 36._o the_o ward_n shall_v pay_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o fee_n the_o value_n of_o his_o marriage_n if_o he_o will_v not_o marry_v at_o the_o request_n of_o his_o lord_n for_o the_o marriage_n of_o he_o that_o be_v within_o age_n say_v the_o statute_n &_o the_o maker_n thereof_o of_o mere_a right_n pertain_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o fee_n 20._o h._n 3_o cap._n 7._o the_o lord_n shall_v not_o pay_v a_o fine_a for_o distrain_v his_o tenant_n for_o service_n and_o custom_n 52._o h._n 3_o cap._n 3._o a_o fraudulent_a conveyance_n to_o defeat_v the_o lord_n of_o his_o ward_n shall_v be_v void_a cap._n 6._o the_o king_n shall_v have_v primer_n seisin_n neither_o the_o heir_n nor_o any_o other_o shall_v intrude_v into_o their_o inheritance_n before_o he_o have_v receive_v it_o out_o of_o the_o king_n hand_n as_o the_o same_o inheritance_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o his_o ancestor_n in_o time_n past_a if_o the_o land_n be_v accustom_v to_o be_v in_o the_o king_n hand_n by_o knight_n service_n or_o serjeanty_n or_o right_a of_o patronage_n 52._o h._n 3._o cap._n 16._o if_o a_o heir_n marry_v within_o age_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o guardian_n before_o he_o be_v pass_v the_o age_n of_o fourteen_o year_n it_o shall_v be_v do_v according_a as_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o merton_n and_o of_o they_o that_o marry_v after_o that_o age_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o guardian_n the_o guardian_n shall_v have_v the_o double_a value_n of_o their_o marriage_n such_o as_o have_v withdraw_v their_o marriage_n shall_v pay_v the_o full_a value_n to_o the_o guardian_n for_o the_o trespass_n and_o nevertheless_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v like_o amends_o and_o if_o the_o ward_n of_o malice_n or_o by_o evil_a council_n will_v not_o be_v marry_v by_o their_o chief_a lord_n where_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v disparage_v than_o the_o lord_n may_v hold_v their_o land_n and_o inheritance_n until_o they_o have_v accomplish_v the_o age_n of_o a_o heir_n male_a that_o be_v to_o wit_n of_o twenty_o one_o year_n and_o further_a until_o they_o have_v take_v the_o value_n of_o the_o marriage_n 3_o e._n 1.22_o a_o tenaent_n shall_v have_v a_o write_v of_o mesne_fw-la to_o acquit_v he_o of_o his_o service_n and_o if_o the_o mesne_fw-la come_v not_o he_o shall_v loose_v the_o service_n of_o his_o tenant_n 13_o e._n 1.9_o priority_n of_o feoffment_n shall_v make_v a_o title_n for_o wardship_n cap._n 16._o the_o chief_a lord_n shall_v have_v a_o cessavit_fw-la against_o the_o tenant_n if_o he_o cease_v for_o two_o year_n to_o do_v his_o service_n writ_n of_o ravishment_n degard_v allow_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o party_n offend_v though_o he_o restore_v the_o ward_n unmarried_a or_o pay_v for_o the_o marriage_n shall_v nevertheless_o be_v punish_v by_o two_o year_n imprisonment_n 13_o e._n 1.35_o the_o feoffee_n shall_v hold_v his_o land_n of_o the_o chief_a lord_n and_o not_o of_o the_o feoffor_a 18_o e._n 1._o quia_fw-la emptores_fw-la terrarum_fw-la a_o save_n to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o ancient_a aid_n due_a and_o accustom_a 25._o e._n 1.6_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o wardship_n of_o his_o tenant_n which_o hold_v in_o chief_a &_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o heir_n primer_n seisin_n assignment_n of_o dower_n to_o the_o widow_n marriage_n of_o the_o woman_n tenant_n devide_v their_o land_n in_o coparcinery_n hold_v of_o he_o and_o they_o which_o hold_v of_o he_o in_o serjeanty_n shall_v pay_v a_o fine_a at_o the_o alienation_n 17._o e._n 2._o a_o freeman_n shall_v do_v his_o homage_n to_o his_o lord_n 17._o e._n 2._o knight_n fee_n shall_v not_o pass_v in_o the_o king_n grant_n without_o special_a word_n 17_o e._n 2.16_o he_o shall_v be_v answer_v the_o mesne_fw-la rate_v of_o land_n come_v to_o he_o by_o his_o tenant_n death_n 28._o e._n 3.4_o &_o where_o sundry_a of_o the_o king_n tenant_n hold_v of_o he_o immediate_o as_o of_o his_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_n do_v by_o sundry_a recovery_n fine_n and_o feoffment_n in_o use_n defeat_v the_o king_n of_o wardship_n of_o body_n and_o land_n it_o be_v enact_v that_o the_o king_n and_o his_o heir_n shall_v have_v the_o wardship_n and_o custody_n of_o the_o body_n and_o land_n of_o cestui_fw-fr que_fw-fr use_n and_o if_o they_o be_v of_o full_a age_n shall_v have_v relief_n notwithstanding_o any_o such_o conveyance_n and_o a_o exact_a provision_n make_v for_o writ_n to_o be_v grant_v upon_o the_o imbesil_n of_o any_o such_o heir_n rot._n parl._n 22_o e._n 4._o n._n 16._o &_o 17._o the_o lord_n of_o cestui_fw-fr que_fw-fr use_n no_o will_n be_v declare_v etc._n etc._n shall_v have_v a_o writ_n of_o right_n of_o ward_n for_o the_o body_n and_o land_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o cestuique_fw-la use_n be_v of_o full_a age_n at_o the_o death_n of_o his_o ancestor_n shall_v pay_v a_o relief_n 4_o h._n 7.17_o auâ—wry_o may_v be_v make_v by_o the_o lord_n upon_o the_o land_n hold_v of_o he_o without_o name_v his_o tenant_n 21_o h._n 8.19_o and_o no_o grievance_n be_v think_v be_v in_o they_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o make_n of_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 27_o h._n 8_o 2._o when_o as_o it_o be_v express_o provide_v by_o that_o act_n that_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la shall_v be_v reserve_v to_o the_o king_n of_o all_o manor_n land_n and_o hereditament_n belong_v to_o monastery_n &_o religious_a house_n which_o have_v land_n tenement_n and_o hereditament_n not_o exceed_v the_o clear_a yearly_a value_n of_o two_o hundred_o pound_n which_o he_o shall_v afterward_o grant_v for_o a_o estate_n of_o inheritance_n nor_o do_v the_o parliament_n in_o the_o 31_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o that_o king_n retract_v that_o good_a opinion_n which_o be_v former_o have_v of_o they_o when_o enact_v that_o the_o king_n and_o his_o heir_n and_o successor_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o actual_a possession_n of_o all_o manor_n land_n and_o hereditament_n of_o any_o yearly_a value_n whatsoever_o belong_v to_o monastery_n they_o save_v to_o the_o king_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n all_o rent_n service_n and_o other_o duty_n as_o if_o that_o act_n have_v never_o be_v make_v nor_o in_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 32_o h._n 8._o cap._n 46._o for_o erection_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n wherein_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o wardship_n with_o their_o incident_n do_v of_o right_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n in_o the_o right_n of_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o this_o realm_n in_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 32._o h._n 8._o and_o a_o explanation_n thereof_o in_o 34_o and_o 35_o h._n 8.5_o give_v power_n to_o those_o that_o hold_v land_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n to_o devise_v two_o part_n thereof_o reserve_v to_o the_o king_n wardship_n primer_n seisin_n and_o fine_n for_o alienation_n of_o the_o three_o part_n and_o fine_n for_o alienation_n of_o the_o freehold_a or_o inheritance_n of_o the_o two_o part_n the_o crown_n be_v secure_v of_o the_o tenure_n of_o the_o two_o part_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o quia_fw-la emptores_fw-la terrarum_fw-la nor_o at_o the_o make_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 35_o h._n 8.14_o &_o 37_o h._n 8.2_o whereby_o the_o king_n may_v reserve_v tenor_n in_o socage_n or_o capite_fw-la at_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n upon_o grant_n of_o land_n not_o exceed_v the_o value_n of_o forty_o shilling_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la belong_v to_o religious_a house_n and_o that_o the_o king_n former_a right_n shall_v be_v save_v notwithstanding_o any_o traverse_v &_o a_o remedy_n for_o the_o rent_n of_o the_o mesne_fw-la lord_n where_o the_o king_n have_v the_o wardship_n 2_o and_o 3_o e._n 6._o cap._n 8_o and_o those_o that_o hold_v by_o such_o tenor_n beside_o the_o care_n of_o so_o many_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v not_o unhappy_a also_o in_o that_o provision_n of_o the_o common_a law_n where_o it_o be_v a_o article_n or_o inquiry_n in_o the_o eyre_n if_o any_o lord_n novas_fw-la levavit_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la have_v charge_v his_o tenant_n with_o any_o new_a custom_n if_o any_o escheator_n or_o subescheator_n have_v make_v any_o
officer_n of_o the_o bench_n make_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o the_o king_n nor_o be_v there_o so_o much_o as_o a_o apprehension_n of_o any_o evil_n in_o they_o in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 4_o h._n 4._o where_o the_o commons_o pray_v that_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o the_o 1_o of_o e._n 3._o 390._o that_o none_o shall_v be_v distrain_v to_o go_v out_o of_o their_o county_n but_o only_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o necessity_n of_o sudden_a come_n of_o strange_a enemy_n into_o the_o realm_n and_o the_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o 18_o the_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o say_a king_n that_o man_n of_o arm_n hobler_n and_o archer_n choose_v to_o go_v in_o the_o king_n service_n out_o of_o england_n shall_v be_v at_o the_o king_n wage_n from_o the_o day_n that_o they_o do_v depart_v out_o of_o the_o county_n where_o they_o be_v choose_v and_o also_o that_o the_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o 25_o the_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o say_a king_n that_o none_o be_v compel_v to_o find_v man_n of_o arm_n hobler_n nor_o archer_n other_o than_o those_o which_o hold_v by_o such_o service_n unless_o it_o be_v by_o common_a assent_n and_o grant_v make_v in_o parliament_n be_v firm_o hold_v and_o keep_v in_o all_o point_n it_o be_v upon_o the_o grant_n of_o their_o desire_n and_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v for_o that_o purpose_n as_o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n against_o the_o king_n commission_n of_o array_n in_o a_o 1642_o mention_v especial_o provide_v that_o by_o force_n or_o colour_n of_o the_o say_a supplication_n nor_o of_o any_o statute_n thereupon_o to_o be_v make_v the_o lord_n nor_o any_o other_o that_o have_v land_n or_o possession_n in_o the_o county_n of_o wales_n or_o in_o the_o march_n thereof_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_n be_v excuse_v of_o their_o service_n and_o devoires_n due_a of_o their_o say_a land_n and_o possession_n nor_o of_o any_o other_o devoier_n or_o thing_n whereunto_o they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o be_v especial_o bind_v to_o the_o king_n though_o that_o the_o same_o lord_n and_o other_o have_v other_o land_n and_o possession_n within_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n nor_o that_o the_o lord_n or_o other_o of_o what_o estate_n or_o condition_n soever_o they_o be_v that_o hold_v by_o escuage_z or_o other_o service_n due_a to_o the_o king_n any_o land_n and_o possession_n within_o the_o say_a realm_n be_v no_o way_n excuse_v to_o do_v their_o service_n and_o devoirs_fw-fr due_a of_o the_o say_a land_n and_o possession_n nor_o that_o the_o lord_n knight_n esquire_n nor_o other_o person_n of_o what_o estate_n or_o condition_n they_o be_v which_o hold_v and_o have_v of_o the_o grant_n or_o confirmation_n of_o the_o king_n land_n possession_n fee_n annuity_n pension_n or_o other_o yearly_a profit_n be_v not_o excuse_v to_o do_v their_o service_n to_o the_o king_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o they_o be_v bind_v because_o of_o the_o land_n possession_n fee_n annuity_n pension_n or_o profit_v aforesaid_a and_o may_v challenge_v their_o quietus_n est_fw-la or_o proclamation_n of_o acquittal_n when_o there_o be_v no_o complaint_n make_v against_o they_o in_o the_o former_a age_n when_o there_o be_v so_o many_o tax_n lay_v upon_o knight_n fee_n as_o 20_o shilling_n then_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n &_o as_o much_o almost_o as_o 20_o mark_n be_v now_o upon_o every_o knight_n fee_n impose_v by_o king_n r._n 1._o towards_o his_o ransom_n 26_o s._n 8_o d._n upon_o every_o knight_n fee_n by_o king_n john_n and_o another_o also_o of_o the_o same_o sum_n towards_o his_o expedition_n into_o wales_n 20_o s._n upon_o every_o knight_n fee_n towards_o his_o charge_n in_o normandy_n &_o a_o escuage_z of_o 20_o s._n upon_o every_o knight_n fee_n to_o be_v pay_v the_o one_o half_a at_o easter_n and_o the_o other_o at_o michaelmas_n beside_o the_o escuage_z which_o he_o have_v upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o his_o sister_n isabel_n to_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n two_o escuage_n impose_v by_o h._n 3._o and_o a_o escuage_z upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o his_o daughter_n the_o lady_n margaret_n to_o alexander_n king_n of_o scot_n 20_o s._n of_o every_o knight_n fee_n by_o h._n 4._o the_o many_o service_n in_o person_n do_v by_o those_o which_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n in_o forinseco_fw-la servitio_fw-la in_o all_o the_o expedition_n and_o war_n in_o france_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o norman_a conquest_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o e._n 4._o and_o at_o home_n in_o the_o war_n betwixt_o england_n and_o wales_n and_o betwixt_o england_n and_o the_o scot_n where_o very_a many_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o county_n of_o cumberland_n westmeâ—land_n and_o northumberland_z that_o hold_v by_o cornage_n a_o kind_n of_o knight_n service_n to_o blow_v a_o horn_n upon_o the_o invasion_n or_o incursion_n of_o the_o scot_n and_o to_o help_v to_o repel_v they_o and_o have_v their_o land_n sometime_o at_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n confer_v and_o give_v to_o the_o young_a and_o more_o lusty_a son_n who_o be_v able_a to_o undergo_v that_o service_n can_v before_o king_n james_n his_o accession_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n the_o pacification_n of_o the_o english_a and_o scottish_a hostility_n &_o place_v they_o under_o one_o obedience_n scarce_o rest_n in_o their_o bed_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o scot_n sudden_a or_o nightly_a alarm_n and_o depredation_n drive_v or_o steal_v their_o cattle_n and_o spoil_v all_o that_o they_o have_v and_o in_o all_o the_o trouble_n of_o england_n before_o and_o since_o the_o baron_n war_n upon_o any_o rebellion_n and_o inquietude_n of_o the_o people_n when_o those_o that_o hold_v by_o knight_n service_n be_v frequent_o and_o hasty_o summon_v to_o come_v to_o the_o king_n cum_fw-la equis_fw-la &_o armis_fw-la and_o the_o great_a charge_n trouble_n hazard_n and_o expense_n which_o the_o lord_n mâ—sne_fw-fr be_v put_v unto_o by_o assessment_n of_o 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land_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n be_v no_o slavery_n or_o bondage_n to_o the_o tenant_n or_o vassal_n 12._o chap._n iii_o tenor_n of_o land_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n be_v not_o so_o many_o in_o number_n as_o be_v suppose_v nor_o be_v or_o be_v any_o public_a or_o general_a grievance_n 29._o chap._n iu._n how_o the_o design_n of_o alter_a tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n into_o socage_n tenor_n and_o dissolve_v the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n and_o the_o incident_n and_o revenue_n belong_v thereunto_o 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o the_o forge_n of_o some_o private_a man_n imagination_n to_o be_v afterward_o agitate_a in_o parliament_n 145._o chap._n v._n the_o benefit_n or_o advantage_n which_o be_v expect_v â—y_a the_o people_n in_o put_v down_o of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n â—nd_v livery_n and_o change_v the_o tenor_n in_o capiâ—e_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n into_o free_a and_o common_a socage_n 154._o chap._n vi_o the_o great_a and_o very_o many_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o will_v happen_v to_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n by_o take_v away_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n 157._o chap._n vii_o that_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n hold_v of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o homage_n and_o incident_n thereunto_o appertain_v and_o the_o right_n of_o the_o mesne_n lord_n can_v be_v dissolve_v or_o take_v away_o by_o any_o act_n of_o parliament_n the_o conclusion_n 258._o errata_n or_o fault_n escape_v in_o print_v by_o the_o haste_n of_o the_o press_n page_n 1_o line_n 1_o leave_v out_o and_o p._n 2_o l_o 28_o for_o be_v read_v by_o p._n 6_o l_o 12_o for_o or_o knight_n r_o and_o knight_n p._n 8_o l_o 16_o leave_v out_o that_o ib._n r_o in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n p._n 9_o l_o 25_o for_o where_o r_o be_v p._n 17_o in_o the_o margin_n leave_v out_o the_o quotation_n note_n p._n 21_o l_o 18_o r._n his_o enfant_fw-fr p._n 23_o l_o 23_o r._n be_v the_o less_o free_a p._n 24_o l_o 26._o for_o be_v r._n were_z p._n 36._o l_o 12_o r_o they_o 20_o h._n 3.6_o p._n 38_o l_o 3_o for_o e_o 1_o r._n e_o 3._o p._n ib._n l_o 6._o r_o person_n 42_o e_z 3.5_o p_o 40._o l_o 31._o for_o of_o r._n or_o p._n 43._o l_o 18._o r_o think_v to_o p._n 54_o l._n 16._o leave_v out_o and._n p._n 68_o l._n 14_o leave_v out_o be_v p·_fw-la 81_o l._n 12_o for_o aâ—_n r._n in_o p._n 82_o l._n 15_o for_o e._n 3_o r_o e_o 1._o p._n 100_o l._n 7_o for_o 1648_o r._n 1643._o p._n 111_o l._n 2_o leave_v out_o he_o p._n 125_o l._n 1_o for_o episcopium_n r_o episcopum_fw-la ib._n l_o 18._o r_o hold_v by_o ib._n l._n 23_o r_o nor_o can_v 126._o l_o 12_o for_o â—e_n r._n to_o p._n 131_o l_o 32._o r_o for_o it_o p._n 13â—_n l._n 1_o leave_v out_o law_n after_o the._n ib._n l._n 2_o leave_v out_o the._n ib._n l._n 15_o for_o and_o r._n for_o p._n 135_o l_o 6._o r_o or_o by_o p._n 136_o l._n 14_o for_o and_o â—_o which_o p._n 138_o in_o the_o margin_n leave_v out_o litletons_n quotation_n p._n 140_o l._n 13_o leave_v out_o a_o p._n 154_o l._n 10_o r._n grand_a and_o petit._n p_o 159._o in_o the_o margin_n for_o xi_o r_o ii_o p._n 162._o against_o l_o 12_o in_o the_o margin_n put_v v._o ib._n against_o l_o 33._o put_v vi_o p._n 163._o l_o 4._o for_o protection_n r_o portion_n ib._n in_o the_o margin_n against_o l_o 8_o put_v vii_o ib._n against_o â—_o 20_o put_v viii_o p._n 164_o l_o 4._o for_o and_o r_o shall_v ib._n in_o the_o margin_n against_o l_o 15_o put_v ix_o p._n 165_o against_o l_o 33._o put_v x._o p._n 166_o against_o l_o 5._o put_v xi_o ib._n against_o l._n 10_o put_v xii_o ib._n against_o l_o 14_o put_v xiii_o ib._n against_o l_o 26._o put_v fourteen_o p._n 17_o r_o l._n 15_o for_o amore_fw-la r._n more_a p._n 174_o in_o the_o margin_n for_o olbertus_fw-la r._n obertus_n p._n 183_o in_o margin_n for_o lovelace_n r._n loâ—es_o p._n 184_o l._n 16._o leavo_n out_o in_o p._n 185_o l._n 32._o leave_v out_o they_o p._n 187_o l._n 9_o for_o enernate_a r_o enervate_a ib._n l_o 24._o for_o displace_v r._n display_v p._n 192_o l._n 15._o leave_v out_o if_o not_o recompense_v by_o some_o annual_a payment_n p._n 194_o l._n 8._o r._n under_o the_o penalty_n of_o ibib_fw-la l_o 9_o leave_n out_o under_o the_o penalty_n p._n 212_o l_o 22._o r_o be_v a_o baron_n ibib_fw-la leave_v out_o of_o holt._n p._n 217_o l._n 2._o for_o derive_v r._n deem_v p._n 222_o in_o the_o margin_n against_o l._n 15_o put_v l._n p._n 241_o in_o the_o margin_n against_o l_o 6._o put_v lxiv_o p._n 24â—_n against_o l_o 4_o put_v lxv_o p._n 246._o against_o 26_o put_v lxxii_o p._n 247._o l_o 4._o for_o know_v r_o know_v p._n 254._o l_o 20_o r_o which_o be_v ib._n 28_o r_o and_o theâ—_n p._n 255_o l_o 24_o r_o or_o that_o p._n 259_o l_o 18._o for_o it_o r_o they_o ib._n l_o 23_o leave_v out_o upon_o all_o p._n 268._o l_o 4._o leave_v out_o and._n p._n 269_o l_o 15_o r_o or_o toâ—_n p._n 274._o l_o 33_o for_o of_o r_o if_z p._n 275._o l_o 11_o leave_v out_o will_v ruineâ—_n 〈◊〉_d l_o 13_o r_o barony_n will_v be_v ruin_v cap._n i._o of_o the_o antiquity_n and_o use_n of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n in_o england_n and_o other_o nation_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n &_o that_o secret_a and_o great_a director_n under_o god_n and_o his_o holy_a spirit_n of_o all_o man_n action_n for_o their_o safety_n and_o self_n preservation_n by_o the_o rule_n or_o instinct_n of_o right_a reason_n and_o the_o beam_n of_o divine_a light_n and_o irradiation_n so_o far_o as_o those_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o positive_a and_o humane_a law_n which_o be_v always_o either_o active_o or_o passive_o to_o be_v obey_v have_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o time_n and_o its_o delivery_n out_o of_o the_o chaos_n make_v and_o allow_v order_n and_o distinction_n of_o mankind_n as_o they_o have_v be_v find_v to_o be_v more_o rich_a wise_a virtuous_a powerful_a and_o able_a than_o other_o &_o therefore_o the_o fit_a to_o protect_v defend_v and_o do_v good_a unto_o such_o as_o want_v those_o ability_n &_o endowment_n and_o constitute_v &_o ordain_v the_o faith_n and_o just_a performance_n also_o of_o contract_n promise_n and_o agreement_n and_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o benefit_n and_o favour_n receive_v be_v no_o stranger_n to_o those_o early_a day_n when_o the_o patriarch_n abraham_n have_v leave_v give_v he_o by_o abimelech_n king_n of_o gerar_n to_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n where_o it_o please_v he_o and_o that_o abimelech_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o phicol_n the_o chief_a captain_n of_o his_o host_n who_o take_v himself_o to_o have_v some_o concernment_n in_o it_o require_v a_o
detruncatione_fw-la vel_fw-la alijs_fw-la modis_fw-la juxtâ—_fw-la quantitatem_fw-la delicti_fw-la puniat_fw-la to_o be_v a_o hangman_n or_o executioner_n of_o such_o as_o be_v condemn_v to_o suffer_v death_n or_o any_o loss_n of_o member_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o offence_n can_v neither_o be_v part_v with_o or_o take_v to_o be_v any_o thing_n but_o a_o benefit_n and_o that_o a_o claim_n be_v make_v by_o one_o thâ—â—_n hold_v land_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o silly_a to_o be_v the_o exeâ—cutioner_n of_o felon_n which_o there_o be_v then_o usua_o do_v by_o let_v every_o one_o of_o they_o down_o in_o a_o basket_n from_o a_o steâ—p_a rock_n with_o the_o provision_n only_o of_o two_o loaf_n of_o barley_n bread_n and_o a_o pot_n of_o water_n to_o expect_v as_o they_o hang_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o sea_n when_o the_o tide_n shall_v bring_v it_o in_o and_o that_o those_o which_o hold_v by_o the_o easy_a and_o no_o dishonourable_a tenor_n of_o be_v tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o knightâ—service_n shall_v as_o mr._n robert_n hill_n a_o learned_a and_o judicious_a antiquary_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n well_o observe_v rack_n and_o lease_n their_o land_n to_o their_o under_a tenant_n at_o the_o high_a rent_n and_o rite_n and_o neither_o they_o nor_o their_o tenant_n call_v that_o a_o slavery_n which_o though_o none_o at_o all_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v a_o far_o great_a burden_n than_o any_o tenâ—nt_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n which_o hold_v of_o the_o king_n or_o any_o tenant_n that_o hold_v by_o knight_n service_n of_o a_o mesne_fw-la lord_n endure_v when_o as_o the_o one_o be_v always_o more_o like_a to_o have_v the_o bag_n and_o burden_n which_o he_o must_v pay_v for_o lay_v upon_o he_o in_o his_o bargain_n than_o the_o other_o who_o be_v only_o to_o welcome_v a_o gift_n or_o favour_n for_o which_o he_o pay_v but_o a_o grateful_a acknowledgement_n nor_o be_v there_o in_o that_o which_o be_v now_o so_o much_o complain_v of_o and_o suppose_v to_o be_v a_o grievance_n which_o whatever_o it_o be_v except_o that_o which_o may_v as_o to_o some_o particular_a case_n happen_v to_o the_o best_a and_o most_o refine_a constitution_n and_o the_o management_n thereof_o have_v only_o be_v by_o the_o fault_n of_o some_o people_n who_o to_o be_v unfaithful_a and_o deceive_v the_o king_n in_o his_o wardship_n or_o other_o duty_n have_v some_o time_n cast_v themselves_o into_o the_o trouble_n and_o extremitye_n which_o be_v just_o put_v upon_o they_o for_o concealment_n of_o wardship_n or_o make_v fraudulent_a conveyance_n to_o defeat_v the_o just_a right_n of_o the_o king_n or_o their_o superior_a lord_n or_o by_o some_o exorbitance_n or_o multiplication_n of_o fee_n since_o the_o erect_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o 32_o h._n 8._o any_o malum_fw-la in_o se_fw-la original_a innate_a or_o intrinsical_v cause_n of_o evil_a or_o inconvenience_n in_o they_o active_a or_o proxime_n mere_o arise_v from_o the_o nature_n or_o constitution_n of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n to_o be_v find_v upon_o the_o most_o severe_a examination_n and_o inquiry_n which_o may_v be_v make_v of_o they_o nor_o be_v they_o so_o large_a in_o their_o number_n as_o to_o extend_v or_o spread_v themselves_o into_o a_o universality_n of_o grievance_n nor_o be_v or_o be_v any_o public_a or_o extraordinary_a grievance_n chap._n iii_o tenor_n of_o land_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n be_v not_o so_o many_o in_o number_n as_o be_v suppose_v nor_o be_v or_o be_v any_o public_a or_o general_a grievance_n for_o the_o number_n of_o knight_n fee_n which_o be_v hold_v in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n of_o the_o king_n have_v by_o tract_n of_o time_n alienation_n purpresture_n assart_n encroachment_n deafforrestation_n and_o concealment_n be_v exceed_o lessen_v and_o decrease_v 28015_o which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v parcel_n of_o the_o 60215_o knight_n fee_n create_v by_o william_n the_o conqueror_n be_v grant_v afterward_o by_o he_o or_o his_o successor_n to_o monastery_n abbey_n priory_n and_o religious_a house_n or_o parcel_v into_o glebe_n or_o other_o endowment_n belong_v to_o cathedral_n church_n and_o chantry_n or_o give_v away_o in_o mortmain_n and_o very_o many_o quillet_n and_o parcel_n of_o land_n after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o abbey_n and_o religious_a house_n not_o exceed_v the_o yearly_a value_n of_o forty_o shilling_n and_o now_o far_o exceed_v that_o value_n grant_v in_o socage_n by_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o beside_o many_o other_o great_a quantity_n of_o dissolve_a abbey_n and_o religious_a land_n grant_v to_o be_v hold_v in_o socage_n much_o of_o the_o abbye_n land_n retain_v in_o the_o crown_n or_o king_n hand_n as_o part_v of_o the_o royal_a patrimony_n and_o many_o manor_n and_o great_a quantity_n of_o land_n grant_v to_o divers_a of_o the_o nobility_n 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spelman_n gloss_n gloss_n ll._n ed._n confessor_n cap._n 35._o 35._o lambert_n foe_n â—35_n â—35_n spelman_n gloss_n in_o verbo_fw-la fidelitatis_fw-la fidelitatis_fw-la bodin_n cap._n 7._o 7._o besoldus_n discur_v polit._n p._n 74_o spelman_n gloss_n p._n 254_o 256._o alber._n gentilis_fw-la p._n 696._o 696._o mat._n paris_n 100_o 100_o bartoâ—uâ—_n de_fw-fr testibus_fw-la testibus_fw-la sr._n john_n ferâ—e_v glory_n of_o generosity_n 78._o 78._o selden_n tit_n â—on_n 783.784_o roâ—_n magâ—_n h._n 2._o 39_o e._n 3_o bracton_n chap._n the_o appell_n de_fw-fr mayhem_n mayhem_n selden_n tit_n hon_fw-mi ca._n 5.784_o 5.784_o m._n s._n mr._n rob._n hill_n concern_v tenor_n tenor_n 52_o h._n 3._o stat._n marlâ—bridge_n marlâ—bridge_n 18_o e._n 1._o quia_fw-la emptores_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n somner_n de_fw-fr gavelkind_n 60._o 60._o rot._n parl._n 6_o h._n 4._o 4._o fortescue_n de_fw-fr laudibus_fw-la legum_fw-la angliae_fw-la ca._n 44._o cornel_n neosâ—ad_n de_fw-la feudi_fw-la juris_fw-la scripti_fw-la hollandici_fw-la west_n frisicique_fw-la successione_n ca._n 2.4_o et_fw-fr 5._o 5._o rot._n parl._n 1_o r._n 2_o n._n 16._o 16._o rot._n parl._n 9_o h._n 4._o n._n 46._o 46._o hugo_n gotius_fw-la de_fw-la antiquitate_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la batavicae_fw-la edit_fw-la a_o 1630._o 53._o l._n noâ—_n dubito_fw-la ss_z de_fw-fr captivis_fw-la captivis_fw-la sigonius_n de_fw-fr â—ntiquo_fw-la jure_fw-la civiâ—â—n_fw-la rom._n 54.97_o et_fw-fr de_fw-fr repub._n athen._n 47.4_o plutarch_n in_o vita_fw-la solonis_fw-la solonis_fw-la perionius_n de_fw-fr rom._n et_fw-fr gâ—aeâ—_n magistrate_n magistrate_n â—â—kam_fw-la â—ap_n quae_fw-la per_fw-la solam_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o coke_n 1_o part_n inâ—â—it_fw-la cap._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 117._o 117._o capiâ—â—a_n itinâ—ris_n in_o vet_n magn_n charta_fw-la 157_o 158._o &_o coke_n 4._o part_n institute_n tit_v câ—r_n ward_n ward_n glanvil_n lib_n 12_o cap._n 9_o &_o 10_o register_n 4_o &_o 59_o coke_n magna_fw-la 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