viz._n town_n or_o manor_n to_o the_o lord_n thereof_o who_o the_o saxon_n call_v theing_n after_o baron_n hundred_o to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o hundred_o trithing_n or_o lath_n to_o their_o trithingreve_n county_n to_o their_o earl_n or_o alderman_n and_o the_o large_a satrapy_n to_o their_o duke_n or_o chief_a prince_n all_o which_o have_v subordinate_a authority_n one_o under_o the_o other_o and_o do_v within_o the_o precinct_n of_o their_o own_o territory_n minister_v justice_n unto_o their_o subject_n for_o the_o theinge_n or_o lord_n of_o the_o town_n who_o the_o norman_n call_v a_o baron_n have_v of_o old_a jurisdiction_n over_o they_o of_o his_o own_o town_n be_v as_o it_o be_v his_o colony_n and_o as_o cornelius_n tacitus_n say_v do_v agricolis_fw-la suis_fw-la jus_o dicere_fw-la for_o those_o who_o we_o now_o call_v tenant_n be_v in_o those_o ancient_a time_n but_o husbandman_n dwell_v upon_o the_o soil_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o manure_v the_o same_o on_o such_o condition_n as_o the_o lord_n assign_v or_o else_o such_o as_o be_v their_o follower_n in_o the_o war_n and_o have_v therefore_o portion_n of_o ground_n appoint_v unto_o they_o in_o respect_n of_o that_o service_n which_o portion_n be_v thereupon_o call_v a_o knights-fee_n for_o that_o a_o servant_n in_o the_o war_n who_o the_o saxon_n call_v a_o knight_n have_v it_o allot_v unto_o he_o as_o the_o fee_n or_o wage_n of_o his_o service_n neither_o at_o the_o first_o have_v they_o these_o their_o fee_n but_o at_o the_o lord_n pleasure_n or_o for_o a_o time_n limit_v and_o therefore_o both_o these_o kind_n of_o military_a and_o husbandman_n dwell_v upon_o the_o town_n or_o colony_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v as_o in_o reason_n they_o ought_v under_o the_o censure_n and_o will_n of_o their_o lord_n touch_v the_o land_n they_o ocucpy_v who_o therefore_o set_v they_o law_n and_o custom_n how_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n they_o shall_v possess_v these_o their_o land_n and_o as_o any_o controversy_n rise_v about_o they_o the_o lord_n assemble_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o follower_n do_v by_o their_o opinion_n and_o assistance_n judge_v it_o out_o of_o which_o usage_n the_o court-baron_n take_v their_o beginning_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o town_n and_o manor_n gain_v the_o privilege_n of_o hold_v plea_n and_o jurisdiction_n within_o those_o their_o territory_n over_o their_o tenant_n and_o follower_n who_o thereupon_o be_v at_o this_o day_n call_v sectatores_fw-la in_o french_a suitre_n of_o suiure_fw-fr to_o follow_v but_o the_o saxon_n themselves_o call_v this_o jurisdiction_n sacha_fw-mi and_o soca_fw-la signify_v thereby_o causarum_fw-la actionem_fw-la and_o libertatem_fw-la judicandi_fw-la for_o sacha_n signify_v causa_fw-la in_o which_o sense_n we_o yet_o use_v it_o as_o when_o we_o say_v for_o god_n sake_n and_o soca_fw-la signify_v liberty_n or_o privilege_n as_o cyriâ—socne_n libertas_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la but_o by_o this_o manner_n the_o lord_n of_o town_n as_o ex_fw-la conâ—â—etudine_fw-la regni_fw-la come_v to_o have_v jurisdiction_n over_o their_o tenant_n and_o follower_n and_o to_o hold_v plea_n of_o all_o thing_n touch_v land_n but_o as_o touch_v cognizance_n in_o criminal_a matter_n they_o have_v not_o otherwise_o to_o meddle_v therewith_o than_o by_o the_o king_n charter_n for_o as_o touch_v the_o king_n peace_n every_o hundred_o be_v divide_v into_o many_o freeborgs_n or_o tithing_n consist_v of_o ten_o man_n which_o stand_v all_o bind_v one_o for_o the_o other_o and_o do_v among_o themselves_o punish_v small_a matter_n in_o their_o court_n for_o that_o purpose_n call_v the_o lete_n which_o be_v sometime_o grant_v over_o to_o the_o lord_n of_o manor_n and_o sometime_o exercise_v by_o peculiar_a officer_n but_o the_o great_a thing_n be_v also_o carry_v from_o thence_o into_o the_o hundred_o court_n so_o that_o both_o the_o stream_n of_o civil_a justice_n and_o of_o criminal_a do_v there_o meet_v and_o be_v decide_v by_o the_o hundred_o &c_n &c_n 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
surrey_n 23._o king_n edgar_n charter_n of_o donation_n of_o certain_a thaneland_n 19_o another_o charter_n grant_v by_o he_o to_o the_o monastery_n of_o hide_n near_o winchester_n 20._o by_o who_o advice_n his_o law_n be_v make_v 61._o king_n edward_n the_o elder_a how_o he_o propose_v his_o law_n 61._o the_o first_o that_o prohibit_v law_n business_n on_o festival_n 77._o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n charter_n of_o donation_n to_o thola_n 20._o several_a privilege_n grant_v to_o the_o cinque-port_n 26._o his_o law_n by_o who_o collect_v 61._o his_o constitution_n touch_v festival_n 79._o edward_z earl_n of_o norfolk_z and_o marshal_z of_o england_n 168._o die_v in_o his_o minority_n ibid._n edwin_n son_n of_o othulf_n give_v certain_a land_n to_o archbishop_n odo_n 29._o elfere_fw-la a_o saxon_a bequeath_v snodland_n to_o the_o church_n of_o st._n andrews_n 128._o publish_a his_o will_n before_o odo_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n etc._n etc._n 130._o elfstane_n bishop_n of_o rochester_n 130._o elfsy_n priest_n of_o croyden_n 130._o ellingham_n 161._o elmham_n 150._o erpingham_n 151._o erpingham_n tho._n commissioner_n for_o execute_v the_o office_n of_o earl_n marshal_n of_o england_n 169._o escheat_n the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n 37._o no_o feodal_a escheat_n among_o the_o saxon_n 37_o 38._o escuage_z what_o in_o the_o empire_n 36._o neither_o its_o name_n nor_o rule_n use_v by_o the_o saxon_n 37._o essoyn_v the_o manner_n of_o it_o not_o in_o use_n before_o the_o conquest_n 27._o king_n ethelbald_n charter_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o croyland_n 22._o ethelbert_n the_o first_o christian_a king_n of_o the_o saxon_n 8._o he_o cause_v his_o law_n to_o be_v put_v in_o writing_n ibid._n he_o take_v somewhat_o from_o the_o roman_a law_n 102_o etheldreda_n daughter_n of_o k._n alfred_n her_o dowry_n 8._o king_n etheldred_n ordain_v every_o eight_o hide_n of_o land_n to_o find_v a_o man_n for_o the_o naval_a expedition_n 17._o his_o charter_n of_o donation_n to_o aethelwold_n 19_o another_o charter_n grant_v by_o he_o to_o his_o thane_n sealwyne_n ibid._n king_n ethelstane_n who_o he_o consult_v in_o make_v his_o law_n 61._o king_n ethelwulf_v charter_n of_o privilege_n 23._o he_o divide_v his_o land_n by_o will_n among_o his_o three_o son_n 128._o euricus_fw-la king_n of_o the_o goth_n 102._o exauctoratio_fw-la militis_fw-la 185._o expeditio_fw-la what_o it_o signify_v in_o latin_n 17._o f_o fakenham_n 150._o fasti_fw-la or_o law_n day_n among_o the_o roman_n why_o so_o nam_fw-la d._n 72._o seldom_o two_o fasti_fw-la together_o 75._o fasti_fw-la proprie_fw-la ibid._n fasti_fw-la intercisi_fw-la ibid._n fasti_fw-la comitiales_n ibid._n all_o the_o fasti_fw-la not_o apply_v to_o judicature_n ibid._n fealty_n the_o definition_n of_o it_o 35._o no_o fealty_n but_o for_o a_o fee._n 36._o what_o manner_n of_o fealty_n among_o the_o saxon_n ibid._n felbrig_n 152._o felewell_n 161._o feodal_n word_n none_o among_o the_o saxon_n 7_o 8_o 9_o feorme_v what_o it_o signify_v in_o the_o saxon_a tongue_n 15_o ferdwite_n 37._o festa_fw-la majora_fw-la vel_fw-la principalia_fw-la 91._o festival_n how_o exempt_v from_o law_n day_n 76._o the_o difference_n of_o they_o 91._o the_o festival_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o paul_n 92._o of_o st._n george_n 93._o of_o gunpowder_n treason_n ibid._n a_o feud_n what_o it_o be_v 1._o it_o be_v general_a and_o particular_a definition_n 2._o feud_n among_o the_o jew_n ibid._n among_o the_o gaul_n 3_o their_o original_n 4._o make_a perpetual_a and_o hereditary_a 5._o when_o and_o how_o they_o become_v so_o ibid._n especial_o in_o england_n ibid._n the_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o benefice_n 6_o 9_o the_o great_a growth_n of_o they_o ibid._n no_o proper_a feud_n before_o the_o conquest_n ibid._n feudal-law_n general_o receive_v in_o every_o kingdom_n 5._o it_o be_v youth_n infancy_n and_o full_a age_n 9_o where_o it_o have_v its_o original_n ibid._n feudatarii_fw-la 9_o feudum_fw-la militare_fw-la &_o nobile_fw-la 4._o rusticum_n &_o ignobile_fw-la ibid._n feuda_n majora_fw-la &_o regalia_z ibid._n the_o word_n feudum_n or_o feodum_fw-la not_o use_v in_o k._n beorredus_n day_n 9_o fideles_fw-la who_o 4._o fidelity_n what_o 59_o fine_n for_o licence_n of_o alienation_n 33._o the_o thaneland_n free_a from_o they_o ibid._n not_o in_o use_n among_o the_o saxon_n 34._o fitz-alan_n jo._n lord_n maltravers_n marshal_n of_o england_n 168._o fitz-osborn_n will._n lord_n marshal_n to_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n 165._o flegg_n 154._o flitcham_n 145._o flitchamburrough_n 52_o 145._o folcland_n what_o 12._o not_o alienate_v without_o licence_n 33_o 34._o free_a from_o homage_n 35._o ford-park_n 110._o forest_n belong_v to_o the_o king_n alone_o 118._o subject_n can_v have_v they_o only_o in_o custody_n ibid._n fouldage_n 162._o franc-almoin_a 2_o 7._o frank-tenement_n 12._o freeborgs_n or_o tithing_n 51._o frekenham_n 153._o g_o garbulsham_n 158._o gavelkind_n what_o and_o why_o so_o call_v 12._o observe_v throughout_o all_o kent_n 43._o at_o first_o the_o general_a law_n of_o all_o nation_n ibid._n german_n their_o custom_n and_o tenor_n carry_v into_o several_a country_n 5._o they_o receive_v the_o roman_a law_n 127._o gey-wood_n 143._o gilbert_n the_o three_o son_n of_o william_n the_o king_n marshal_n 166._o make_a marshal_n of_o england_n ibid._n kill_v in_o a_o tournament_n ibid._n gimmingham_n 152._o goth_n carry_v the_o german_a law_n into_o spain_n greece_n etc._n etc._n 5._o they_o be_v the_o first_o that_o put_v their_o law_n in_o writing_n 102._o trust_v priest_n with_o the_o pass_n of_o will_n 130_o government_n the_o ancient_a government_n of_o england_n 49._o etc._n etc._n 53._o grand-day_n in_o france_n and_o england_n 92._o grand_fw-fr serjeanty_n 2._o grantesmale_a hugh_n marshal_v under_o k._n william_n i._n 165._o greek_n from_o who_o they_o have_v much_o of_o their_o ancient_a rite_n 74_o 127._o gresham_n 152._o gressenhall_n 150._o grey_n rad._n de_o exauctoratur_fw-la 185._o guthrun_n the_o dane_n 61_o 77._o h_o hales_n 156._o harkela_n andr._n de_o exauctoratur_fw-la 185._o harleston_n ibid._n hartlebury-park_n 110._o hawkins_n pet_n keeper_n of_o bramsil-park_n wound_v by_o archbishop_n abbot_n 109_o etc._n etc._n hengham_n 157._o king_n henry_n i._o imprison_v the_o bishop_n of_o durham_n 62._o his_o constitution_n about_o festival_n and_o law-day_n 81._o king_n henry_n ii_o ratify_v the_o law_n of_o edw._n the_o confess_v and_o will._n the_o conqueror_n 81._o henry_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n convene_v k._n stephen_n to_o his_o synod_n 132._o heribannum_fw-la what_o 17._o heriot_n pay_v after_o the_o death_n of_o great_a men._n 31_o 32_o to_o who_o forgive_v 32._o the_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o relief_n 32_o 33._o by_o who_o and_o when_o first_o ordain_v 32._o what_o the_o word_n heriot_n signify_v ibid._n heriot_n and_o relief_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o same_o land_n 33._o no_o badge_n of_o land_n hold_v by_o knight-service_n ibid._n heydon_n 151._o high_a court_n see_v court_n of_o justice_n hikifricus_n pugil_n quidam_fw-la norfolciensis_fw-la 138._o hilary-term_n its_o ancient_a bound_n 82_o 83._o the_o end_n of_o it_o sometime_o hold_v in_o septuagesima_fw-la 95._o hockwold_n 161._o holkham_n 149._o holland_n tho_n marshal_v of_o england_n 168._o holland_n tho._n earl_n of_o kent_z duke_n of_o norfolk_n 169._o make_a earl_n marshal_n of_o england_n ibid._n holland_n tho._n farle_z marshal_z of_o england_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o john_n mowbray_n 165._o holme_n in_o norfolk_n 147_o 152_o homage_n by_o who_o first_o institute_v 5._o feodal_n homage_n 34._o of_o two_o sort_n ibid._n when_o begin_v in_o france_n and_o england_n ibid._n the_o reason_n of_o it_o 34_o 35._o who_o be_v to_o do_v it_o 35._o usual_a in_o soccage-tenure_n 35._o as_o well_o a_o personal_a as_o a_o praedial_a duty_n ibid._n homines_fw-la commendati_fw-la 35._o hominium_fw-la &_o homagium_fw-la what_o 34._o homagium_fw-la ligeum_fw-la ibid._n feodale_n aut_fw-la praediale_fw-la ibid._n hoveden_n roger_n when_o he_o write_v 31._o howard_n sir_n john_n kt._n create_a duke_n of_o norfolk_n and_o earl_n marshal_n of_o england_n 17â—_n slay_a in_o bosworth-field_n ibid._n howard_n tho._n the_o son_n of_o the_o former_a earl_n of_o surrey_n 170._o imprison_v in_o the_o tower_n ibid._n defeat_v the_o scotch_a under_o k._n henry_n vii_o ibid._n make_a lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n and_o restore_v to_o his_o father_n dignity_n ibid._n kill_v james_n iu._n k._n of_o scotland_n in_o battle_n ib._n send_v ambassador_n into_o france_n ibid._n make_a viceroy_n of_o england_n ibid._n where_o he_o die_v ibid._n howard_n tho._n the_o four_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n of_o that_o name_n and_o earl_n marshal_z of_o england_n 1â—1_n howard_n tho._n the_o grandson_n of_o the_o former_a earl_n of_o arundel_n and_o surrey_n ibid._n the_o first_o earl_n of_o england_n ibid._n make_a earl_n marshal_n for_o life_n ibid._n hugh_n bishop_n of_o coventry_n exercise_v the_o sheriff_n place_n 116._o excommunicate_v ibid._n de_fw-fr humâ—z_fw-fr
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
time_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o make_v otherwise_o than_o for_o life_n or_o three_o life_n for_o so_o i_o find_v they_o in_o the_o abby-book_n and_o i_o also_o suppose_v that_o they_o to_o who_o these_o land_n be_v grant_v be_v the_o thani_n episcopi_fw-la &_o thani_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la speak_v of_o in_o doomsday-book_n and_o that_o the_o land_n themselves_o be_v such_o as_o in_o the_o same_o book_n be_v usual_o call_v thain-land_n ecclesiae_fw-la episcopi_fw-la and_o abbatis_n but_o i_o see_v they_o be_v lade_v with_o many_o service_n which_o the_o land_n of_o the_o king_n thane_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o dignity_n and_o person_n be_v free_a from_o therefore_o when_o this_o very_a bishop_n by_o another_o charter_n grant_v tres_fw-la cassatas_fw-la three_o hide_n of_o land_n in_o cungle_v cuidam_fw-la ministro_fw-la regis_fw-la to_o one_o of_o the_o king_n thanes_z name_v alfwold_n and_o to_o his_o mother_n if_o she_o survive_v during_o their_o life_n he_o put_v no_o service_n upon_o the_o king_n thane_n but_o say_v plena_fw-la glorietur_fw-la libertate_fw-la excepta_fw-la expeditione_n rata_fw-la pontis_fw-la arcisve_fw-la constructione_n the_o common_a exception_n in_o grant_n unto_o the_o king_n thanes_z as_o before_z appear_z and_o yet_o the_o service_n thereby_o except_v belong_v not_o either_o to_o the_o bishop_n or_o the_o king_n himself_o otherwise_o than_o pro_fw-la bono_fw-mi publico_fw-la and_o common_a necessity_n after_o all_o this_o i_o beat_v still_o upon_o the_o old_a string_n that_o here_o yet_o be_v nothing_o to_o prove_v wardship_n or_o marriage_n or_o as_o the_o law_n then_o stand_v a_o tenure_n by_o knights-service_n for_o we_o have_v make_v it_o manifest_v that_o expedition_n and_o build_n of_o castle_n and_o bridges_n be_v no_o feodal_n service_n nor_o grow_v by_o tenure_n and_o as_o for_o these_o that_o be_v tie_v to_o ride_v and_o go_v up_o and_o down_o with_o their_o lord_n baraterius_n a_o old_a 8._o feudist_n say_v that_o a_o 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 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little_a difference_n happen_v in_o the_o write_n et_fw-la civitas_n londinensis_fw-la habeat_fw-la omnes_fw-la antiquas_fw-la libertates_fw-la &_o liberas_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la svas_fw-la tam_fw-la per_fw-la terras_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la aquas_fw-la praetereà _fw-la volumus_fw-la &_o concedimus_fw-la quod_fw-la omnes_fw-la aliae_fw-la civitates_fw-la &_o burgi_n &_o villae_fw-la &_o barones_n the_o quinque_fw-la portubus_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la portus_n habeant_fw-la omnes_fw-la libertates_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la liberas_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la svas_fw-la et_fw-la ad_fw-la habendum_fw-la commune_v consilium_fw-la regni_fw-la de_fw-la auxiliis_fw-la assidendis_fw-la aliter_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o maritandâ—â—_n tribus_fw-la casibus_fw-la praedictis_fw-la &_o de_fw-la scutagiis_fw-la assidendis_fw-la summoneri_fw-la faciemus_fw-la archiepiscopos_fw-la episcopos_fw-la abbates_n comites_fw-la &_o majores_fw-la barones_n regni_fw-la sigillatim_fw-la per_fw-la literas_fw-la 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and_o landaff_n have_v there_o sometime_o a_o house_n as_o stow_z in_o his_o book_n of_o survey_n of_o london_n say_v but_o the_o say_v three_o bishop_n place_n together_o with_o a_o parish_n church_n call_v straunde-church_n and_o the_o great_a inn_n of_o chancery_n call_v straunde-inn_n belong_v to_o the_o middle_a temple_n be_v deface_v without_o recompense_n to_o any_o of_o the_o say_v three_o last_o mention_v bishop_n parish_n church_n or_o inn_n of_o chancery_n other_o than_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o worcester_z who_o have_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o former_a house_n a_o house_n in_o the_o white_a friar_n which_o he_o enjoy_v wells_n 11._o arondell-house_n now_o the_o lord_n admiral_n be_v be_v the_o bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n and_o be_v assure_v in_o edw._n vi_o time_n to_o admiral_n seymer_n and_o be_v now_o quite_o sever_v from_o that_o bishopric_n without_o recompense_n exeter_n 12._o likewise_o the_o bishop_n of_o exeter_n place_n after_o call_v paget_n leicester_n and_o essex-house_n of_o the_o several_a owner_n of_o the_o same_o and_o it_o be_v think_v the_o bishop_n of_o exeter_n have_v likewise_o no_o recompense_n for_o the_o same_o of_o any_o other_o house_n in_o or_o near_a london_n sarum_n 13._o the_o bishop_n of_o sarum_n place_n now_o call_v dorset-house_n before_o call_v sackvile-house_n and_o of_o former_a time_n salisbury_n court_n be_v in_o long_a lease_n make_v by_o bishop_n capon_n who_o be_v bishop_n there_o in_o hen._n viii_o edw._n vi_o and_o queen_n mary_n time_n be_v exchange_v temp_n reginae_fw-la elizabethae_fw-la by_o the_o great_a learned_a reverend_a father_n bishop_n jewel_n for_o recompense_v of_o good_a value_n in_o land_n in_o his_o diocese_n or_o elsewhere_o in_o the_o west_n country_n david_n 14._o the_o bishop_n of_o st._n david_n place_n be_v near_o adjoin_v to_o bridewell_n upon_o the_o ditch_n that_o run_v to_o fleet-bridge_n into_o the_o thames_n and_o be_v grant_v in_o fee-farm_n for_o a_o mark_v rend_v temp_n 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in_o shoe-lane_n by_o a_o lease_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o see_v temp_n edw._n vi_o yield_v some_o rose_n or_o other_o small_a or_o not_o valuable_a rent_n lincoln_n 19_o the_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n place_n be_v southampton-house_n in_o holborn_n convey_v temp_n edw._n vi_o to_o the_o lord_n writoheseley_n than_o lord_n chancellor_n in_o fee_n for_o which_o the_o bishop_n have_v no_o other_o house_n in_o or_o near_a london_n as_o be_v think_v chichester_n 20._o the_o bishop_n of_o chichesters_n place_n or_o palace_n as_o matthew_n paris_n in_o his_o chronicle_n call_v it_o recite_v the_o story_n of_o the_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n visit_v st._n bartholomew_n do_v at_o that_o time_n lie_v in_o that_o house_n which_o be_v in_o chancery-lane_n where_o sir_n richard_n read_v sometime_o a_o master_n of_o the_o chancery_n and_o mr._n atkinson_n the_o counsellor_n at_o law_n and_o other_o dwell_v and_o dwell_v in_o and_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o lease_n from_o the_o 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the_o province_n of_o be_v wont_n in_o former_a time_n to_o ride_v on_o mare_n or_o mule_n 119._o prohibit_v to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o wi_n 129._o blackney_n harbour_n 151._o blick_v 151._o the_o birth_n place_n of_o q._n anna_n bullen_n ibid._n bocland_n what_o 12._o not_o subject_a to_o homage_n 35._o bondman_n ancient_o not_o value_v or_o rate_v 15._o repute_a only_o as_o part_v of_o their_o master_n substance_n 11_o 15._o boor_n who_o 14._o bouthorpe_n 157._o bramsil_n 108_o 109._o brancaster_n 147_o 148._o breakspear_n nich._n convert_a norway_n 139._o make_a cardinal_n and_o pope_n ibid._n breclys_n 161._o brennus_n a_o britain_n invade_v greece_n 3._o his_o attendant_n ibid._n brictrick_n a_o saxon_a thane_n 22._o britain_n none_o of_o they_o remain_v after_o cadwallador_n departure_n 100_o their_o law_n alter_v by_o the_o roman_n 101._o bronholm_n 152._o brotherton_n tho._n earl_n of_o norfolk_z and_o earl_n marshal_z of_o england_n 167._o when_o he_o die_v 168._o buckenham_n 158._o burg-castle_n 155._o burghess_n of_o old_a not_o call_v to_o consult_v of_o state-matter_n 64_o 65._o burghbote_n and_o brugbote_n 17_o 22_o 40._o burnham_n in_o norfolk_n 149._o burnham-east_n in_o com._n buck_n 23._o by_o what_o it_o signify_v 3._o 154._o by-law_n 3_o 154._o c_o cadwallader_n prince_n of_o the_o britain_n flee_v into_o armorica_n 100_o calthorp_n 151._o king_n canutus_n how_o he_o publish_v his_o law_n 61._o his_o constitution_n touch_v festival_n 79._o capet_n hugh_n usurp_v the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n 5_o he_o grant_v his_o nobility_n a_o perpetual_a enjoyment_n of_o their_o feud_n and_o honour_n ibid._n &_o 14._o capitales_fw-la plagii_fw-la 52._o capitanei_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o regni_fw-la 58._o caput_fw-la feodi_fw-la aut_fw-la capitaneus_fw-la feodi_fw-la 11._o carbrook_n 161._o carolus_n calvus_n emperor_n and_o king_n of_o france_n his_o synodical_a edict_n 54_o 55._o carolus_n magnus_n or_o charlemaigne_n divide_v his_o territory_n between_o his_o three_o son_n 128._o castleacre_n 141._o castle-rising_a in_o norfolk_n the_o parson_n have_v the_o probate_n of_o will_n in_o that_o town_n 130._o caston_n 151._o castor_n 155_o 156._o ceorl_n who_o 12._o of_o two_o sort_n 14._o the_o chief_a part_n of_o their_o profit_n redound_v to_o their_o lord_n ibid._n their_o service_n no_o bondage_n ibid._n their_o valuation_n and_o privilege_n ibid._n not_o capable_a of_o a_o knight_n fee_n ibid._n champain_n in_o france_n 128._o chancery-court_n 94._o charta_fw-la de_fw-fr foresta_n 109_o 114._o charter_n the_o first_o by_o who_o make_v and_o where_o keep_v 8._o saxon_a charter_n usual_o write_v in_o that_o language_n ibid._n charter_n of_o thaneland_n grant_v by_o several_a king_n 19_o 20._o chichley_n henr._n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n canonize_v st._n george_n day_n 93._o the_o occasion_n of_o that_o constitution_n ibid._n chindavintus_n king_n of_o the_o western_a goth_n his_o law_n concern_v wi_n 130._o cingulum_n 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 pleasure_n ibid._n a_o earl_n heriot_n 31._o easter-term_n how_o limit_v ancient_o 83._o easter-week_n when_o exempt_v from_o law_n business_n 76._o ebsam_fw-la in_o
that_o succeed_v and_o out_o of_o his_o purse_n the_o heriot_n whether_o the_o son_n or_o heir_n enjoy_v the_o land_n or_o not_o the_o relief_n by_o none_o but_o he_o only_o that_o obtain_v the_o land_n in_o succession_n the_o heriot_n whether_o the_o land_n be_v fall_v into_o the_o lord_n hand_n or_o not_o the_o relief_n in_o old_a time_n not_o unless_o it_o be_v fall_v and_o lie_v destitute_a of_o a_o tenant_n who_o take_v of_o it_o up_o out_o of_o the_o lord_n hand_n be_v in_o that_o sense_n call_v relevium_fw-la or_o relevatio_fw-la a_o take_v up_o of_o that_o be_v fall_v according_a to_o the_o french_a word_n relief_n 1._o bracton_n well_o observe_v the_o difference_n say_v fit_a quaedam_fw-la praestatio_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la dicitur_fw-la relevium_fw-la sed_fw-la quasi_fw-la sicut_fw-la heriotum_fw-la quasi_fw-la loco_fw-la relevii_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la dari_fw-la debet_fw-la aliquando_fw-la ante_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la fidelitatis_fw-la aliquando_fw-la post_fw-la hotoman_n feudal_n say_v relevium_fw-la dicitur_fw-la honorarium_fw-la munus_fw-la quod_fw-la novus_fw-la vassallus_fw-la patrono_fw-la introitus_fw-la causa_fw-la largitur_fw-la quasi_fw-la morte_fw-la alterius_fw-la vassalli_n vel_fw-la alio_fw-la quo_fw-la casu_fw-la feudum_fw-la ceciderit_fw-la quod_fw-la jam_fw-la à _fw-la novo_fw-la sublevetur_fw-la nou._n leo._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nominat_fw-la i_o stand_v the_o long_o herein_o for_o that_o not_o only_o the_o report_n but_o even_a doomsday_n itself_o and_o general_o all_o the_o ancient_a monkish_a writer_n have_v confound_v heriot_n and_o releif_n yet_o may_v i_o have_v save_v all_o this_o labour_n for_o nothing_o can_v make_v the_o difference_n more_o manifest_a than_o that_o we_o often_o see_v both_o of_o they_o be_v together_o issue_v out_o of_o the_o same_o land_n but_o when_o all_o be_v do_v neither_o be_v heriot_n nor_o releif_n any_o badge_n of_o land_n hold_v by_o knight's-service_n or_o in_o capite_fw-la for_o both_o of_o they_o be_v find_v in_o land_n of_o ordinary_a socage_n yet_o i_o confess_v that_o bracton_n say_v 8._o de_fw-fr soccagio_fw-it non_fw-it datur_fw-la relevium_fw-la and_o a_o little_a before_o de_fw-fr soccagio_fw-it non_fw-it competit_fw-la domino_fw-la capitali_fw-la custodia_fw-la nec_fw-la homagium_fw-la &_o ubi_fw-la nulla_fw-la custodia_fw-la nullum_fw-la relevium_fw-la sed_fw-la è_fw-la contra_fw-la but_o this_o serve_v my_o turn_n very_o well_o for_o that_o they_o in_o the_o report_n have_v fail_v to_o prove_v that_o releif_n be_v in_o use_n in_o the_o saxon_n time_n whereof_o they_o affirm_v they_o have_v full_a testimony_n it_o now_o infer_v on_o my_o behalf_n that_o if_o releif_n and_o wardship_n be_v not_o in_o use_n among_o the_o saxon_n that_o then_o also_o tenure_n by_o knight-service_n be_v not_o with_o they_o beside_o all_o this_o the_o heriot_n be_v a_o certain_a duty_n and_o settle_v by_o law_n the_o relief_n so_o various_a and_o uncertain_a as_o the_o lord_n exact_v what_o they_o list_v for_o it_o when_o it_o fall_v into_o their_o hand_n constrain_a the_o heir_n of_o the_o tenant_n as_o it_o be_v to_o make_v a_o new_a purchase_n of_o their_o feud_n whereupon_o the_o feudist_n call_v this_o relief_n not_o only_a renovatio_n and_o restauratio_fw-la feudi_fw-la in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d turn_v or_o bring_v back_o of_o the_o feud_n to_o the_o former_a condition_n or_o proper_a nature_n of_o it_o but_o also_o redemptio_fw-la a_o ransome_v of_o it_o out_o of_o the_o lord_n hand_n that_o it_o thus_o stand_v with_o we_o in_o england_n by_o and_o by_o after_o the_o conquest_n appear_v by_o that_o we_o have_v show_v before_o out_o of_o the_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la of_o henry_n 1_n chap._n xix_o no_o fine_n for_o licence_n of_o alienation_n alienation_n touch_v fine_n for_o licence_n of_o alienation_n it_o be_v not_o say_v what_o kind_n of_o tenant_n among_o the_o saxon_n do_v pay_v they_o nor_o for_o what_o kind_n of_o land_n they_o be_v pay_v the_o thaneland_n hereditary_a be_v apparent_o discharge_v thereof_o by_o the_o ordinary_a word_n of_o their_o charter_n before_o mention_v where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o owner_n of_o land_n may_v give_v and_o bequeath_v they_o cuicunque_fw-la voluerint_fw-la and_o that_o free_o ab_fw-la omni_fw-la munduali_fw-la obstaculo_fw-la doomsday_n also_o as_o we_o here_o show_v do_v testify_v as_o much_o and_o so_o do_v the_o very_a word_n alodium_n which_o the_o ancient_a author_n attribute_n to_o these_o land_n so_o that_o the_o thaneland_n doubtless_o be_v free_a both_o from_o the_o fine_a and_o licence_n folcland_n but_o as_o touch_v folcland_n and_o land_n hold_v at_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n though_o continue_v in_o ancient_a time_n to_o their_o child_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o copy-holds_a it_o be_v no_o question_n but_o that_o they_o may_v both_o have_v licence_n for_o alien_v such_o land_n and_o also_o pay_v consideration_n for_o it_o as_o our_o copy-holders_n do_v at_o this_o day_n i_o find_v mâ—pham_n that_o one_o brictrick_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n etheldred_n about_o the_o year_n 984._o bequeath_v legacy_n of_o good_a value_n unto_o his_o lord_n wife_n to_o entreat_v her_o husband_n that_o this_o brictrick_n will_n whereby_o he_o have_v devise_v many_o land_n and_o good_n to_o monastery_n and_o divers_a man_n may_v stand_v and_o that_o thola_n the_o widow_n of_o irk_v a_o thane_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n obtain_v licence_n from_o the_o same_o king_n edward_n that_o she_o may_v devise_v both_o her_o land_n and_o good_n to_o the_o monastery_n of_o abbotsbury_n but_o of_o what_o nature_n these_o licence_n be_v whether_o to_o alienate_v the_o land_n or_o to_o make_v a_o will_n or_o to_o give_v the_o land_n to_o monastery_n as_o in_o mortmain_n i_o can_v determine_v if_o they_o only_o intend_v alienation_n than_o i_o understand_v they_o only_o of_o land_n hold_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o time_n at_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o folcland_n yet_o in_o that_o thola_n licence_n be_v as_o well_o to_o bequeath_v her_o good_n express_o as_o her_o land_n the_o licence_n seem_v to_o be_v give_v therefore_o to_o make_v a_o will_n which_o no_o man_n then_o can_v do_v if_o not_o a_o thane_n quaere_fw-la but_o howsoever_o it_o be_v expound_v it_o must_v not_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o thaneland_n or_o land_n hereditary_a for_o the_o reason_n before_o allege_a and_o as_o touch_v fine_n for_o licence_n of_o alienation_n after_o our_o manner_n which_o the_o report_n suggest_v they_o can_v not_o doubtless_o be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o saxon_n for_o there_o be_v not_o find_v as_o i_o suppose_v here_o among_o we_o before_o the_o time_n of_o edward_n i._o and_o not_o establish_v afterward_o till_o 1._o edw._n iii_o where_o the_o king_n grant_v that_o from_o thenceforth_o land_n hold_v in_o chief_a shall_v not_o be_v seize_v as_o forfeit_v which_o former_o they_o be_v for_o alienation_n without_o licence_n but_o that_o a_o reasonable_a fine_n shall_v be_v take_v for_o the_o same_o see_v the_o statute_n chap._n xx._n no_o feodal_n homage_n among_o the_o saxon_n homage_n our_o word_n man_n and_o homo_fw-la in_o latin_a have_v for_o many_o age_n in_o old_a time_n be_v use_v by_o the_o german_a and_o western_a nation_n for_o a_o servant_n or_o vassal_n and_o from_o thence_o hominium_fw-la and_o vassaticum_fw-la afterward_o homagium_fw-la be_v likewise_o use_v for_o hominem_fw-la agere_fw-la to_o do_v the_o office_n or_o duty_n of_o a_o servant_n not_o to_o signify_v manhood_n as_o some_o â—_o expound_v it_o and_o so_o also_o vassalagium_fw-la but_o by_o little_a and_o little_a all_o these_o latter_a word_n have_v be_v restrain_v to_o note_v no_o more_o than_o our_o ceremonial_a homage_n belong_v proper_o unto_o tenor_n which_o i_o meet_v not_o with_o among_o our_o saxon_n nor_o any_o show_n thereof_o in_o former_a age_n unless_o we_o shall_v fancy_v that_o the_o devil_n have_v it_o in_o his_o eye_n when_o he_o offer_v to_o give_v unto_o our_o saviour_n all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n if_o he_o will_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_v he_o for_o here_o he_o make_v himself_o as_o capital_a lord_n our_o saviour_n as_o the_o feodal_n tenant_n the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v the_o feud_n the_o fall_v or_o kneeling_z down_o to_o be_v the_o homage_n and_o the_o worship_v of_o he_o consist_v as_o the_o feodists_n expound_v it_o in_o six_o rule_n of_o service_n to_o be_v the_o fealty_n pardon_v i_o this_o idleness_n but_o from_o such_o missemblance_n rise_v many_o error_n twofold_n homage_n as_o we_o understand_v it_o in_o our_o law_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n one_o more_o ancient_a than_o the_o other_o call_v homagium_fw-la ligeum_fw-la as_o due_a unto_o the_o king_n in_o respect_n of_o sovereignty_n and_o so_o do_v more_o francico_fw-la to_o king_n pipin_n by_o tassilo_n duke_n of_o bavaria_n about_o the_o year_n 756._o the_o other_o homagium_fw-la feodale_n or_o praediale_a belong_v to_o
every_o feodal_a lord_n and_o not_o begin_v in_o france_n till_o feud_n be_v there_o make_v hereditary_a by_o hugh_n capet_n nor_o in_o england_n till_o william_n the_o conqueror_n do_v the_o like_a as_o before_o appear_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v to_o preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o tenure_n and_o of_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o tenant_n by_o make_v every_o new_a tenant_n at_o his_o entry_n to_o recognize_v the_o interest_n of_o his_o lord_n lest_o that_o the_o feud_n be_v now_o hereditary_a and_o new_a heir_n continual_o succeed_v into_o it_o they_o may_v by_o little_a and_o little_o forget_v their_o duty_n and_o substract_v the_o service_n deny_v at_o last_o the_o tenure_n itself_o we_o see_v at_o this_o day_n frequent_a example_n of_o it_o for_o by_o neglect_v of_o do_v homage_n and_o those_o service_n tenor_n usual_o be_v forget_v and_o so_o revolve_v to_o the_o king_n by_o ignoramus_n to_o the_o great_a evil_n of_o their_o posterity_n that_o neglect_v it_o homage_n but_o the_o saxon_n have_v only_o two_o kind_n of_o land_n bocland_n and_o folcland_n neither_o of_o they_o can_v be_v subject_a unto_o homage_n for_o the_o bocland_n which_o belong_v proper_o to_o their_o great_a thanes_z though_o it_o be_v hereditary_a yet_o be_v it_o alodium_fw-la and_o libera_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la seculari_fw-la gravedine_fw-la as_o before_o be_v show_v and_o thereby_o free_a from_o homage_n and_o the_o folcland_n be_v not_o otherwise_o grant_v by_o the_o king_n or_o his_o thanes_z than_o at_o will_n or_o for_o year_n or_o for_o life_n the_o tenant_n of_o it_o be_v not_o to_o do_v any_o homage_n for_o it_o for_o justice_n littleton_n 90._o bid_v we_o note_n that_o none_o shall_v do_v homage_n but_o such_o as_o have_v a_o estate_n in_o fee_n simple_a or_o fee_n tail_n etc._n etc._n for_o say_v he_o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n in_o law_n that_o he_o which_o have_v a_o estate_n but_o for_o term_n of_o life_n shall_v neither_o do_v homage_n nor_o take_v homage_n but_o admit_v 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 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certain_a money_n by_o way_n