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A61094 Reliquiæ Spelmannianæ the posthumous works of Sir Henry Spelman, Kt., relating to the laws and antiquities of England : publish'd from the original manuscripts : with the life of the author. Spelman, Henry, Sir, 1564?-1641.; Gibson, Edmund, 1669-1748. 1698 (1698) Wing S4930; ESTC R22617 259,395 258

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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 edw._n vi_o to_o dr._n hewick_n the_o physician_n under_o which_o purchase_n the_o same_o be_v now_o enjoy_v hereford_n 15._o the_o bishop_n of_o hereford_n place_n as_o stow_n in_o his_o survey_n of_o london_n pag._n 357._o say_v be_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o st._n marry_o de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr alto_fw-mi or_o mount-halt_a in_o london_n of_o which_o bishop_n patronage_n the_o say_a church_n also_o be_v which_o place_n be_v in_o the_o tenure_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o hereford_n or_o his_o tenant_n ely_n 16._o 17._o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n place_n at_o paul_n be_v never_o sever_v from_o the_o bishop_n possession_n and_o likewise_o ely_z place_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o that_o see_v other_o than_o such_o part_n thereof_o as_o the_o late_a lord_n chancellor_n hatton_n have_v by_o lease_n for_o many_o year_n from_o the_o late_a bishop_n cox_n bangor_n 18._o the_o bishop_n of_o bangor_n house_n be_v or_o late_o be_v mr._n aleworth_n house_n
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bishop_n predecessor_n for_o divers_a year_n what_o the_o rent_n reserve_v yearly_o be_v the_o lease_n will_v show_v the_o same_o asaph_n 21._o the_o bishop_n of_o st._n asaph_n never_o have_v place_n at_o or_o near_o london_n that_o i_o can_v learn_v of_o neither_o in_o the_o valuation_n of_o the_o see_v where_o all_o his_o possession_n and_o jurisdiction_n be_v value_v in_o the_o first-fruit-office_n be_v there_o mention_n of_o any_o such_o place_n neither_o do_v the_o now_o bishop_n of_o that_o see_v know_v the_o same_o man_n 22._o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n call_v sodorensis_n episcopus_fw-la although_o the_o same_o be_v a_o ancient_a bishopric_n yet_o be_v he_o never_o lord_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n have_v no_o chapter_n or_o other_o clergy_n but_o only_o a_o archdeacon_n and_o all_o the_o incumbent_n of_o the_o several_a parish_n of_o that_o isle_n and_o before_o the_o say_a statute_n of_o 33._o hen._n viii_o be_v neither_o a_o suffragan_n of_o 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