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A54682 The antiquity, legality, reason, duty and necessity of præ-emption and prourveyance, for the King, or, Compositions for his pourveyance as they were used and taken for the provisions of the Kings household, the small charge and burthen thereof to the people, and the many for the author, great mischiefs and inconveniences which will inevitably follow the taking of them away / by Fabian Philipps. Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690. 1663 (1663) Wing P2004; ESTC R10010 306,442 558

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the_o peace_n neglect_v of_o their_o oath_n and_o duty_n which_o be_v too_o often_o and_o easy_o obliterated_a or_o put_v out_o of_o memory_n by_o sprinkle_v or_o dip_v they_o in_o the_o water_n of_o some_o lethe_n or_o oblivion_n or_o by_o some_o unrighteous_a or_o unbecoming_a partialty_n connivance_n and_o kindness_n to_o their_o neighbour_n and_o friend_n or_o such_o as_o they_o will_v make_v to_o be_v their_o friend_n a_o timerousness_n or_o unwillingness_n to_o displease_v or_o irritate_fw-la such_o as_o be_v or_o may_v be_v their_o enemy_n or_o the_o allurement_n and_o temptation_n of_o their_o own_o interest_n in_o let_v their_o land_n at_o the_o rack_n or_o very_o much_o dear_a than_o it_o be_v when_o the_o king_n price_n or_o composition_n be_v agree_v upon_o and_o by_o tenter_v the_o tenant_n rent_n
benefit_n receive_v which_o high_o please_v the_o almighty_a and_o be_v lovely_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o man_n which_o be_v not_o only_o enjoy_v but_o hold_v fast_o and_o enforce_v by_o all_o the_o nobility_n gentry_n and_o rich_a sort_n of_o man_n in_o england_n when_o it_o happen_v to_o be_v deny_v as_o the_o service_n and_o custom_n of_o all_o their_o tenant_n to_o grind_v their_o corn_n at_o their_o lord_n mill_n or_o bake_v their_o bread_n at_o his_o common_a oven_n in_o some_o borough_n or_o market_n town_n the_o relief_n in_o tenor_n by_o knight_n service_n or_o chivalry_n fix_v and_o appropriate_a unto_o those_o feud_n and_o tenor_n and_o pay_v at_o the_o death_n of_o every_o tenant_n die_v seize_v be_v at_o the_o first_o never_o condescend_v unto_o by_o the_o tenant_n by_o any_o paction_n or_o stipulation_n betwixt_o they_o and_o their_o lord_n but_o although_o there_o be_v ancient_o and_o original_o betwixt_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o tenant_n 7._o mutua_fw-la fides_fw-la tuendae_fw-la salutis_fw-la &_o dignitatis_fw-la utriusque_fw-la say_v bodin_n a_o mutual_a obligation_n betwixt_o the_o tenant_n and_o the_o lord_n to_o defend_v one_o another_o estate_n and_o dignity_n or_o as_o craig_n say_v pactionibus_fw-la interpositis_fw-la de_fw-la mutua_fw-la tutela_n upon_o certain_a agreement_n to_o defend_v one_o another_o be_v late_o notwithstanding_o receive_v and_o take_v by_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n as_o a_o gratitude_n and_o in_o that_o and_o no_o other_o respect_n be_v by_o the_o tenant_n willing_o pay_v unto_o they_o the_o relief_n pay_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o freeholder_n in_o socage_n after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o ancestor_n which_o be_v not_o pay_v by_o tenant_n for_o year_n by_o a_o rack_n rent_n do_v appear_v to_o have_v no_o other_o commencement_n but_o in_o signum_fw-la subjectionis_fw-la &_o gratitudinis_fw-la a_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n for_o benefit_n receive_v or_o those_o duty_n &_o payment_n which_o many_o lord_n and_o 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demean_v land_n be_v not_o free_a from_o tallage_n which_o will_v be_v evident_a enough_o by_o a_o presentment_n of_o a_o jury_n of_o nottinghamshire_n before_o the_o justice_n in_o eyre_n in_o anno_fw-la 8_o e._n 1._o or_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o when_o the_o king_n letter_n patent_n of_o a_o grant_n of_o the_o town_n of_o retford_n to_o the_o burgess_n thereof_o and_o their_o heir_n in_o fee_n farm_n be_v find_v and_o mention_v in_o these_o word_n viz._n scacar●i_fw-la edwardus_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la etc._n etc._n sciatis_fw-la nos_fw-la concessisse_fw-la etc._n etc._n burgensibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la de_fw-la retford_n quod_fw-la ipsi_fw-la &_o eorum_fw-la haeredes_fw-la de_fw-la cetero_fw-la habeant_fw-la &_o teneant_fw-la ad_fw-la feodi_fw-la firmam_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la villam_fw-la nostram_fw-la de_fw-la retford_n cum_fw-la pertnen_fw-la reddendo_fw-la inde_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la per_fw-la manus_fw-la svas_fw-la proprias_fw-la decem_fw-la libras_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la ad_fw-la scaccarium_n nostrum_fw-la ad_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la michaelis_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la serviciis_fw-la etc._n etc._n salvo_n inde_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la tallagio_n nostro_fw-la cum_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la nostris_fw-la dominica_n nostra_fw-la per_fw-la angliam_fw-la fecimus_fw-la talliari_fw-la etc._n etc._n reserve_v to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n a_o fee_n farm_n rend_v of_o ten_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o the_o power_n of_o tax_n or_o tallage_n or_o improve_n what_o he_o have_v grant_v unto_o they_o when_o he_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o make_v a_o tax_n or_o tallage_n upon_o all_o his_o demesne_n land_n in_o england_n and_o until_o rent_n be_v rack_v of_o which_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o the_o officer_n of_o their_o revenue_n in_o land_n be_v seldom_o or_o never_o yet_o much_o guilty_a &_o that_o rent_n be_v improve_v as_o high_a as_o the_o profit_n of_o land_n all_o the_o land_n of_o england_n except_o the_o copyhold_n &_o customary_a land_n by_o fine_n certain_a &_o the_o courtesy_n of_o time_n and_o their_o landlord_n suffer_v their_o good_a will_n and_o charity_n to_o be_v reduce_v into_o thankless_a custom_n escape_v it_o be_v liable_a to_o be_v make_v contributaries_n to_o many_o of_o the_o necessity_n or_o occasion_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o manor_n who_o former_o do_v not_o make_v lease_n and_o take_v fine_n to_o lessen_v the_o rent_n as_o they_o do_v now_o by_o a_o high_a rate_n or_o rule_v of_o interest_n and_o disadvantage_n procure_v their_o rent_n to_o be_v advance_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o fine_a before_o hand_n nor_o if_o the_o land_n be_v hold_v in_o capite_fw-la by_o knight_n service_n until_o time_n and_o their_o prince_n favour_n have_v disuse_v it_o can_v make_v a_o lease_n unto_o any_o tenant_n of_o such_o land_n but_o by_o 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tiers_n estate_n c'est_fw-mi a_o dire_fw-fr par_fw-fr les_fw-fr habitans_fw-la
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