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retraxit_fw-la retraxit_fw-la be_v the_o preterperfectence_n of_o retraho_fw-la compound_n of_o re_n and_o traho_fw-la which_o make_v retraho_fw-la to_o pull_v back_o and_o be_v when_o the_o party_n plaintiff_n or_o demaundant_a come_v in_o proper_a person_n into_o the_o court_n where_o his_o plea_n be_v and_o say_v that_o he_o will_v not_o proceed_v any_o far_a in_o the_o same_o etc._n etc._n now_o this_o shall_v be_v a_o bar_n to_o the_o action_n for_o ever_o reeve_v reeve_n be_v a_o officer_n but_o more_o know_v in_o ancient_a time_n then_o at_o this_o day_n for_o almost_o every_o manor_n have_v then_o a_o réeve_v and_o yet_o still_o in_o many_o copy_n hold_v manner_n where_o the_o old_a custom_n any_o thing_n prevayl_v
definition_n of_o villeinage_n be_v villain_n of_o blood_n and_o of_o tenure_n and_o it_o be_v he_o of_o who_o the_o lord_n take_v redemptyon_n to_o marry_v his_o daughter_n &_o to_o make_v he_o free_a &_o it_o be_v he_o who_o the_o lord_n may_v put_v out_o of_o his_o land_n and_o tenement_n at_o his_o will_n &_o alsoe_o of_o all_o his_o good_n and_o cattle_n and_o note_v well_o y_o it_o a_o sokman_n be_v no_o pure_a villain_fw-fr nor_o a_o villain_fw-fr owe_v not_o ward_v marriage_n nor_o relief_n nor_o to_o do_v any_o other_o service_n real_a and_o note_v well_o that_o the_o tenure_n in_o vyllenage_n shall_v make_v no_o free_a man_n villain_fw-fr if_o it_o be_v not_o continue_v sith_o time_n out_o of_o mind_n nor_o vyllayn_n land_n shall_v make_v no_o free_a man_n villain_fw-fr nor_o free_a land_n shall_v make_v no_o villain_fw-fr free_a except_o that_o the_o tenant_n have_v continue_v free_a since_o the_o time_n of_o no_o mind_n but_o a_o villain_fw-fr shall_v make_v free_a land_n 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