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manner_n by_o the_o ceremony_n of_o homage_n and_o oath_n of_o fealty_n and_o that_o he_o will_v according_o maintain_v they_o therein_o as_o they_o support_v he_o and_o his_o heir_n in_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n which_o they_o joyful_o accept_v england_n this_o be_v a_o fair_a direction_n for_o william_n of_o normandy_n who_o we_o call_v the_o conqueror_n how_o to_o secure_v himself_o of_o this_o his_o new_a acquire_v kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o he_o pretermit_v not_o to_o take_v the_o advantage_n of_o it_o for_o with_o as_o great_a diligence_n as_o providence_n he_o present_o transfer_v his_o country-custom_n into_o england_n as_o the_o black_a book_n of_o the_o chequer_n witness_v and_o among_o they_o as_o after_o shall_v be_v make_v perspicuous_a this_o new_a french_a custom_n of_o make_v feud_n hereditary_a not_o regard_v the_o former_a use_n of_o our_o saxon_a ancestor_n who_o like_o all_o other_o nation_n save_o the_o french_a continue_v till_o that_o time_n their_o feud_n 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and_o custom_n into_o spain_n and_o by_o the_o eastern_a goth_n into_o greece_n itself_o and_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o europe_n etc._n etc._n these_o i_o say_v carry_v with_o they_o into_o the_o part_n of_o europe_n where_o they_o settle_v such_o ancient_a feudal_n custom_n as_o at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o transmigration_n be_v in_o use_n among_o they_o but_o the_o more_o prevalent_a and_o more_o general_o receive_v custom_n be_v those_o that_o be_v in_o use_n or_o take_v up_o in_o the_o time_n of_o conradus_n the_o emperor_n and_o when_o feud_n become_v hereditary_a for_o on_o they_o especial_o be_v the_o feudal_n law_n ground_v and_o compose_v though_o enlarge_v oftentimes_o by_o constitution_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o spread_v abroad_o into_o divers_a nation_n by_o their_o example_n countenance_n or_o authority_n wherein_o the_o court_n of_o milan_n be_v chief_o follow_v in_o rebus_fw-la judicatis_fw-la as_o appear_v by_o duarenus_n 1._o and_o merula_n 3._o but_o reserve_v unto_o every_o nation_n their_o peculiar_a right_n and_o custom_n 409._o for_o it_o be_v general_o receive_v into_o every_o kingdom_n and_o then_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o most_o absolute_a law_n for_o support_v the_o royal_a estate_n preserve_v union_n confirm_v peace_n and_o suppress_v robbery_n incendiary_n and_o rebellion_n i_o conclude_v with_o cujacius_n who_o upon_o the_o abovecited_a passage_n of_o gerardus_n niger_n say_v 21._o quam_fw-la aliam_fw-la feudorum_fw-la originem_fw-la quaerimus_fw-la his_o veluti_fw-la incrementis_fw-la paulatim_fw-la feuda_fw-la constituta_fw-la sunt_fw-la quae_fw-la &_o post_fw-la conradum_fw-la usus_fw-la recepit_fw-la ut_fw-la transirent_fw-la ad_fw-la liberos_fw-la mare_n in_fw-la infinitum_fw-la etc._n etc._n title_n the_o military_a and_o lay-feud_n be_v thus_o advance_v from_o a_o arbitrary_a condition_n to_o become_v perpetual_a and_o hereditary_a 180._o do_v now_o in_o ordinary_a account_n leave_v their_o former_a name_n of_o beneficia_fw-la which_o be_v only_o temporary_a for_o year_n or_o life_n unto_o the_o live_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o retain_v to_o themselves_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o feud_n whereby_o they_o be_v produce_v to_o be_v perpetual_a and_o hereditary_a cujacius_n therefore_o speak_v of_o they_o both_o sai_z ibid._n feudum_fw-la differt_fw-la a_o beneficio_fw-la quod_fw-la hoc_fw-la temporaneum_fw-la fuit_fw-la illud_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la and_o treat_v in_o another_o place_n of_o these_o beneficiarii_fw-la and_o temporarii_fw-la possessores_fw-la he_o say_v further_a 7._o jisdem_fw-la postea_fw-la câ—pit_fw-la concedi_fw-la feudum_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la verum_fw-la &_o proprium_fw-la feudum_fw-la conclude_v in_o a_o three_o place_n 5._o that_o propria_fw-la feudi_fw-la natura_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la perpetua_fw-la so_o that_o cassineus_fw-la in_o the_o feud_n of_o burgundy_n say_v 437._o that_o omne_fw-la feudum_fw-la quocunque_fw-la 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inflexerat_fw-la ut_fw-la ei_fw-la liceret_fw-la
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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 fâ—odists_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 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knight_n fee_n may_v be_v give_v so_o ut_fw-la vassallus_fw-la in_o diebus_fw-la festivis_fw-la cum_fw-la uxore_fw-la domini_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la vadat_fw-la and_o the_o feudal_a law_n itself_o infer_v as_o much_o lib._n 2._o tit._n 3._o but_o our_o bracton_n speak_v of_o our_o law_n here_o in_o england_n the_o invest_v feud_n in_o his_o time_n touch_v such_o tenant_n call_v they_o rodknight_n alias_o radknight_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 35._o nu_fw-la 6._o ut_fw-la siquis_fw-la debeat_fw-la equitare_fw-la cum_fw-la domino_fw-la svo_fw-la de_fw-la manerio_fw-la in_o manerium_fw-la and_o say_v not_o that_o it_o be_v knight-service_n but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o serjantie_n and_o that_o although_o such_o sometime_o do_v homage_n yet_o the_o lord_n shall_v not_o have_v ward_n and_o marriage_n admit_v notwithstanding_o that_o it_o be_v knight-service_n and_o that_o the_o land_n thus_o hold_v be_v knight_n fee_n during_o the_o life_n of_o the_o tenant_n yet_o where_o be_v the_o wardship_n marriage_n and_o relief_n who_o shall_v undergo_v these_o servitude_n since_o the_o tenure_n and_o all_o the_o service_n be_v determine_v with_o the_o life_n of_o the_o tenant_n chap._n xxvii_o inducement_n to_o the_o conclusion_n see_v then_o that_o neither_o the_o great_a thanes_z nor_o the_o lesser_a thanes_z among_o the_o saxon_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o our_o knight-service_n upon_o who_o then_o if_o it_o be_v in_o use_n among_o they_o do_v it_o lie_v for_o as_o touch_v the_o clergy_n it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o law_n of_o edw._n the_o confessor_n cap._n 11._o that_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n magis_fw-la in_o ecclesiae_fw-la confidebant_fw-la orationibus_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o armorum_fw-la defensionibus_fw-la and_o the_o report_n itself_o confess_v pag._n 3._o in_o pede_fw-la that_o the_o possession_n of_o bishop_n and_o abbot_n be_v first_o make_v subject_n to_o knight-service_n in_o capite_fw-la by_o william_n the_o conqueror_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n for_o their_o land_n be_v hold_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_n in_o pura_fw-la &_o libera_fw-la eleemosyna_fw-la free_a ab_fw-la omni_fw-la servitio_fw-la seculari_fw-la etc._n etc._n though_o this_o be_v not_o true_a in_o the_o latter_a part_n be_v strict_o take_v for_o no_o doubt_n their_o land_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o trinodi_fw-la necessitati_fw-la viz._n expeditioni_fw-la pontis_fw-la arcisque_fw-la constructioni_fw-la as_o before_o appear_v yet_o come_v it_o very_o fit_o to_o my_o purpose_n for_o hereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o if_o the_o trinodis_fw-la necessitas_fw-la make_v no_o tenure_n by_o knight-service_n or_o in_o capite_fw-la in_o the_o church_n land_n than_o neither_o do_v it_o in_o the_o thaneland_n as_o before_o we_o have_v show_v and_o then_o much_o less_o in_o the_o land_n of_o churl_n and_o husbandman_n common_o call_v the_o socmanni_n for_o it_o be_v agree_v on_o all_o hand_n that_o their_o land_n be_v hold_v no_o otherwise_o than_o by_o socage_n therefore_o if_o all_o kent_n in_o the_o saxon_n time_n be_v gavelkind_a then_o can_v there_o be_v no_o tenor_n by_o knight-service_n in_o all_o that_o county_n for_o glanvil_n lib._n 7._o c._n 3._o tell_v we_o that_o where_o the_o inheritance_n be_v divideable_a among_o the_o son_n it_o be_v socage_n and_o his_o reason_n be_v because_o that_o where_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o knight-service_n the_o primogenitus_fw-la succedit_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la this_o kentish_a custom_n be_v ab_fw-la initio_fw-la the_o general_a law_n of_o england_n and_o of_o all_o nation_n jew_n 2_o greek_n roman_n and_o the_o rest_n and_o so_o continue_v even_o till_o this_o day_n where_o the_o feodal_n law_n have_v not_o alter_v it_o which_o first_o happen_v here_o in_o england_n when_o the_o norman_n introduce_v their_o feud_n settle_v the_o whole_a inheritance_n of_o they_o upon_o the_o elder_a son_n which_o the_o ancient_a feodal_n law_n itself_o do_v not_o as_o we_o before_o have_v note_v till_o feud_n be_v grow_v perpetual_a the_o reason_n as_o i_o take_v it_o that_o beget_v this_o alteration_n be_v for_o that_o while_o the_o feud_n do_v descend_v in_o gavelkind_a to_o the_o son_n and_o nephew_n of_o the_o feodatorie_n the_o service_n be_v suspend_v till_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v which_o of_o the_o son_n he_o will_v have_v for_o his_o tenant_n and_o then_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o the_o party_n choose_v will_v accept_v of_o the_o feud_n or_o not_o for_o sometime_o there_o may_v be_v reason_n to_o refuse_v it_o to_o return_v where_o i_o leave_v it_o make_v to_o the_o proof_n of_o all_o this_o that_o have_v be_v say_v and_o for_o conclusion_n seem_v to_o be_v unanswerable_a that_o the_o old_a inheritance_n which_o in_o the_o saxon_n time_n belong_v to_o the_o crown_n call_v in_o doomsday_n terra_fw-la regis_fw-la and_o in_o the_o law_n book_n ancient_a demesne_n contain_v a_o great_a part_n of_o every_o county_n have_v not_o any_o land_n within_o it_o or_o within_o any_o manor_n thereof_o hold_v by_o knight-service_n for_o fitz-herbert_n d._n say_v that_o nul_fw-fr terres_fw-la sont_fw-fr ancient_a demesne_fw-la forsque_fw-la terres_fw-la tenus_fw-la en_fw-fr socage_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o tenant_n in_o ancient_a demesne_n will_v claim_v to_o hold_v of_o the_o lord_n by_o knights-service_n it_o be_v good_a cause_n to_o remove_v the_o plea_n because_o that_o no_o land_n hold_v of_o a_o manor_n which_o be_v ancient_a demesne_n be_v hold_v by_o other_o service_n of_o the_o lord_n than_o by_o socage_n for_o the_o tenant_n in_o ancient_a demesne_n be_v call_v socmanni_n that_o be_v to_o say_v tenant_n deal_v carve_v angl._n le_fw-fr plough_n thus_o far_o fitz-herbert_n now_o if_o in_o the_o manor_n of_o the_o king_n himself_o there_o be_v then_o no_o land_n hold_v by_o knight-service_n throughout_o all_o england_n it_o will_v then_o in_o all_o probability_n follow_v that_o there_o be_v none_o likewise_o among_o his_o subject_n in_o the_o saxon_n time_n and_o consequent_o that_o our_o feudal_n law_n be_v not_o introduce_v before_o the_o conquest_n mr._n cambden_n by_o their_o own_o confession_n be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n and_o mr._n selden_n himself_o who_o they_o allege_v against_o i_o be_v clear_o with_o i_o as_o before_o i_o have_v show_v if_o these_o our_o three_o opinion_n avail_v nothing_o we_o have_v yet_o a_o four_o to_o strengthen_v bracton_n we_o great_a bracton_n the_o most_o learned_a in_o our_o ancient_a law_n and_o custom_n that_o have_v be_v in_o this_o kingdom_n who_o speak_v of_o forinsecum_fw-la servitium_fw-la as_o the_o genus_fw-la to_o these_o tenor_n say_v lib._n 2._o cap._n 16._o nu._n 7._o fol._n 36._o a._n that_o it_o be_v call_v regale_n servitium_fw-la quia_fw-la spectat_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la regem_fw-la &_o non_fw-la ad_fw-la alium_fw-la &_o secundum_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o conquestu_fw-la fuit_fw-la adinventum_fw-la here_o bracton_n also_o refer_v the_o invention_n to_o the_o conquest_n but_o the_o report_n wave_v his_o opinion_n as_o well_o as_o we_o notwithstanding_o
richard_n tribunus_n regis_n or_o marshal_n to_o king_n henry_n ii_o 166._o hundrador_n 51._o hundred_o their_o original_n 50._o hundred_o court_n 51._o hunt_v forbid_v to_o clergyman_n 109_o 112_o 113_o 114_o 115._o hide_n what_o 17._o when_o disuse_v 4â—_n i_o ibreney_n rad._n de_o 190._o iceni_n 135._o eorum_fw-la nomina_fw-la &_o derivatio_fw-la ibid._n icenia_n 135._o ejusdem_fw-la termini_fw-la ibid._n coelum_fw-la &_o solum_fw-la 13â—_n ina_n king_n of_o the_o west_n saxon_n adjust_v the_o quantity_n of_o rent_n for_o every_o ploughland_n 15._o by_o who_o advice_n he_o make_v his_o law_n 61._o make_v a_o strict_a law_n against_o work_v on_o sunday_n 57_o ingolsthorp_n 146._o inland_a what_o 12._o intwood_n 157._o k._n john_n magna_fw-la charta_fw-la 63._o john_n marshal_z to_z king_n henry_n i._n 165._o irregularity_n of_o clergyman_n wherein_o it_o consist_v 109_o 112._o i_o shall_z fluvius_fw-la unde_fw-la dictus_fw-la 135._o ejusdem_fw-la aestus_fw-la 139._o islepe_o sim_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 90._o jury_n take_v out_o of_o several_a hundred_o in_o a_o county_n 53._o jurour_n prohibit_v to_o have_v meat_n etc._n etc._n till_o agree_v of_o their_o verdict_n 89._o jus_fw-la gentium_fw-la 2._o justice_n of_o eure_n when_o institute_v 27._o justinian_n the_o emperor_n when_o he_o flourish_v 129._o he_o prohibit_v clergyman_n to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o wi_n ibid._n justitium_fw-la what_o 72._o k_o keninghall_n 158._o kent_n the_o custom_n of_o gavelkind_n in_o that_o county_n 43._o kettringham_n 15â—_n the_o king_n the_o fountain_n of_o all_o feud_n and_o tenor_n 1â—_n the_o king_n to_o have_v his_o tenant_n land_n till_o the_o heir_n have_v do_v homage_n 3â—_n the_o king_n universal_a lord_n of_o his_o whole_a territory_n 37._o ancient_o grant_v church_n to_o layman_n 115_o knight_n what_o among_o the_o saxon_n 51_o 58._o why_o there_o be_v but_o two_o knight_n of_o the_o shire_n for_o a_o county_n 64._o knight's-fee_n 3_o 4_o 51_o 58._o when_o introduce_v 45._o the_o number_n of_o they_o ibid._n the_o value_n of_o a_o knights-fee_n ibid._n knight-service_n 2_o 7._o kymberley_n 158._o s_o sacha_n &_o soca_n what_o in_o the_o saxon_a tongue_n 51._o salique_n bring_v the_o german_a feodal_a right_n into_o france_n 5._o shall_v in_o norfolk_n 151._o sandringham_n 146._o sanhadrim_n when_o and_o where_o the_o judge_n of_o it_o sit_v 75._o satrapy_n among_o the_o saxon_n 50._o saxon_n the_o first_o planter_n of_o the_o german_a rite_n in_o great_a britain_n 5._o their_o charter_n translate_v 7._o the_o manner_n of_o make_v their_o conveyance_n 8_o distinction_n of_o person_n among_o they_o 11._o how_o many_o degree_n of_o honour_n they_o have_v 16._o how_o they_o hold_v their_o land_n 40._o what_o oblige_v they_o to_o so_o many_o kind_n of_o service_n ibid._n saxon_n very_o much_o give_v to_o drunkenness_n 89._o when_o they_o take_v possession_n of_o england_n 100_o they_o sweep_v away_o the_o roman_a law_n there_o 101_o yet_o take_v somewhat_o from_o they_o 102._o why_o their_o law_n be_v not_o at_o first_o put_v in_o writing_n ibid._n when_o they_o have_v write_v law_n ibid._n the_o use_n of_o will_n unknown_a to_o the_o ancient_a saxon_n 127._o our_o saxon_n observe_v the_o civil_a law_n in_o their_o will_n 128._o scutagium_fw-la 36_o 37._o sedgeford_n 146._o segrave_n nicholas_n marshal_v of_o england_n 167._o seignory_n wherein_o it_o consist_v 2._o service_n how_o many_o sort_n of_o they_o upon_o land_n 17._o personal_a service_n 40._o praedial_a ibid._n alodial_a ibid._n beneficiary_n ibid._n colonical_a ibid._n servitia_fw-la militaria_fw-la what_o 46._o the_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o servitutes_fw-la militares_fw-la ibid._n seymour_n edward_n duke_n of_o somerset_n nephew_n of_o king_n edw._n vi_o 169._o make_a lord_n treasurer_n and_o earl_n marshal_n of_o england_n ibid._n shardlow_n joh_n justice_n of_o oyer_n have_v a_o licence_n to_o hear_v cause_n on_o a_o festival_n 95_o 96._o sharnburn_n 146._o history_n of_o the_o family_n 189_o etc._n etc._n shelton_n 156._o shouldham_n 142._o shire_n gemot_a what_o 53._o signioral_a authority_n what_o 6â—_n snetsham_n 146_o 189_o 190_o etc._n etc._n socage_n 3_o 7_o 33_o 43._o socman_n 1â—_n 15_o 57_o sprowston_n 153._o stanchow_n 146_o 19â—_n star_n chamber_n court_n 94_o 95._o stigand_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n depose_v 119._o stock-chappel_n 146._o stow-bardolfe_a 140._o strangbow_n gilb_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n and_o marshal_n of_o the_o king_n palace_n 165._o suitor_n of_o the_o hundred_o 51._o when_o and_o by_o who_o call_v at_o this_o day_n ibid._n summons_n the_o manner_n of_o it_o in_o the_o empire_n 36._o sunday_n how_o exempt_v from_o law_n suit_n 76._o sustenance_n what_o 59_o swasham_n 141._o swainmote-court_n 85._o syndici_fw-la who_o 63_o 64._o synod_n of_o eanham_n when_o hold_v 78._o t_o talbot_n george_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n 171._o execute_v the_o office_n of_o lord_n high_a steward_n of_o england_n ibid._n tallagium_fw-la 60._o tasburg_n 156._o tassilo_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n do_v homage_n to_o king_n pipin_n 34._o tenant_n land_n of_o how_o many_o sort_n 4._o tenant_n by_o knight-service_n 4._o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la 10._o tenant_n in_o menalty_n ibid._n tenant_n paraval_n ibid._n tenant_n land_n or_o the_o tenancy_n 12._o tenant_n what_o they_o be_v in_o ancient_a time_n 51._o tenant_n in_o socage_n 57_o tenant_n force_v to_o pay_v a_o fine_a upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o a_o daughter_n 60._o to_o furnish_v their_o lord_n with_o provision_n ibid._n to_o present_v they_o with_o gratuity_n ibid._n tenure_n in_o capite_fw-la 2._o by_o knight-service_n 4_o 7._o the_o original_a of_o tenor_n 4._o tenure_n in_o socage_n 4_o 7._o tenor_n for_o life_n ibid._n what_o tenor_n be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o saxon_n 7._o when_o first_o use_v ibid._n no_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la among_o the_o saxon_n 10._o tenure_n in_o capite_fw-la of_o two_o sort_n ibid._n the_o fruit_n of_o feodal_a tenor_n 24._o the_o name_n of_o tenor_n not_o use_v by_o the_o saxon_n 40._o terminus_n what_o it_o signify_v 71._o when_o the_o word_n become_v frequent_a ibid._n term_n their_o definition_n and_o etymology_n 71._o several_a acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n 70._o full_a term_n and_o puisne_n term_v ibid._n the_o original_a of_o term_n 73_o &_o 77._o two_o term_n among_o the_o welsh_a 74._o the_o term_n lay_v out_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a law_n 82._o the_o ancient_a bound_n of_o hilary-term_n 82_o 83._o of_o easter-term_n 83._o of_o trinity-term_n 84_o 85._o of_o michaelmass-term_n 85_o 86._o how_o trinity_n term_n be_v alter_v 87._o michaelmass-term_n how_o abbreviate_v 88_o why_o the_o term_n be_v sometime_o extend_v into_o the_o vacation_n 95._o terra_fw-la regis_fw-la 57_o terrae_fw-la testamentales_fw-la 12._o terrington_n 138._o tertium_fw-la denarium_fw-la 14._o testament_n and_o last_o will_v not_o in_o use_n among_o the_o ancient_a hebrew_n 127._o not_o find_v in_o scripture_n before_o christ_n time_n ibid._n express_o mention_v by_o st._n paul_n ibid._n not_o use_v by_o the_o saxon_n or_o norman_n ibid._n the_o custom_n of_o make_v will_n from_o who_o take_v up_o ibid._n how_o many_o witness_n to_o a_o will_n require_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n 128._o thane_n or_o theoden_a who_o 10_o 11._o their_o several_a kind_n 16._o not_o proper_o a_o title_n of_o dignity_n ibid._n the_o etymology_n of_o their_o name_n ibid._n the_o quality_n of_o their_o person_n ibid._n the_o nature_n of_o their_o land_n 17._o the_o word_n thane_n have_v no_o relation_n to_o war_n 21._o a_o thane_n heriot_n 31._o thaneland_n not_o subject_a to_o feodal_a service_n 18._o charter_n of_o thaneland_n grant_v by_o saxon_a king_n 19_o 20._o the_o occasion_n of_o grant_v they_o 21._o thaneland_n alienate_v ibid._n devise_a by_o will_n 22._o grant_v to_o woman_n ibid._n no_o service_n upon_o they_o but_o what_o be_v express_v ibid._n dispos_fw-mi d_o of_o at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o owner_n 23._o charge_v with_o a_o rent_n ibid._n may_v be_v restrain_v from_o alienation_n ibid._n thaneland_n and_o reveland_n what_o 38._o thani_fw-la majores_fw-la &_o minores_fw-la 16._o thani_fw-la regis_fw-la ibid._n theinge_v 50._o his_o jurisdiction_n ibid._n theowe_n and_o esne_n who_o 11._o thetford_n 158._o thokus_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr sharnburn_n 189._o thola_fw-la the_o widow_n of_o ore_n have_v a_o grant_n of_o certain_a land_n of_o k._n edw._n the_o confessor_n 20._o obtain_v a_o licence_n to_o devise_v her_o land_n and_o good_n 34._o thrimsa_n what_o 15._o thrithingreves_n or_o leidgereuâ—s_n their_o office_n and_o authority_n 52._o what_o cause_n be_v usual_o bring_v before_o '_o they_o ibid._n tribunus_n militum_fw-la rei_fw-la militaris_fw-la aut_fw-la exercitus_fw-la 165._o tribute_n 59_o trimarcesia_n what_o 3._o trinity-term_n its_o ancient_a bound_n 84_o 85._o how_o it_o be_v alter_v and_o shorten_v 87._o trinodis_fw-la necessitas_fw-la 17_o 43._o trithing_n or_o lath_n 50._o why_o so_o call_v 52._o turf_n why_o so_o call_v 139_o 140._o tydd_n