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A28196 A treatise of the nobilitie of the realme collected out of the body of the common law, with mention of such statutes as are incident hereunto, upon a debate of the Barony of Aburgavenny : with a table of the heads contained in this treatise.; Magazine of honour Bird, William, 17th cent. 1642 (1642) Wing B2956; ESTC R18509 58,218 162

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the_o say_v millicent_n be_v allot_v the_o castle_n of_o totnes_n in_o devon_n etc._n etc._n eyton_n in_o the_o county_n of_o bedford_n and_o farringworth_n etc._n etc._n with_o divers_a other_o land_n the_o say_v john_n come_v to_o full_a age_n aberg_n the_o first_o john_n hastings_n baton_n of_o aberg_n 11._o e._n 1._o and_o do_v his_o homage_n and_o have_v his_o livery_n as_o appear_v by_o record_n but_o by_o the_o same_o record_n appear_v that_o the_o barony_n of_o hastings_n be_v never_o redeem_v according_a to_o the_o edict_n kellenworth_n but_o grant_v to_o peter_n de_fw-fr sabandia_n 6._o claus_n 11._o e._n 1._o mem._n 6._o as_o aforesaid_a this_o john_n do_v lawful_o bear_v the_o title_n of_o lord_n abergavenny_n by_o this_o partition_n the_o say_v john_n be_v one_o of_o the_o competitor_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o scotland_n with_o the_o rest_n submit_v himself_o 19_o e._n 1._o to_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o say_a king_n as_o supreme_a lord_n of_o scotland_n which_o 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