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freeman_n or_o people_n in_o england_n be_v bondman_n either_o in_o their_o own_o person_n or_o by_o their_o fidejussor_n and_o such_o as_o undertake_v for_o they_o and_o be_v throughout_o be_v ll._n etheâ—red_v in_o lambard_n c._n 1._o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la c._n 35._o bracton_n p._n 124._o b._n briton_n c._n 29._o p_o 72._o b._n &_o p_o 73._o b._n the_o glossary_a to_o my_o introduction_n etc._n etc._n f._n 55._o f._n and_o f._n 56._o throughout_o bind_v ten_o master_n of_o family_n one_o for_o another_o for_o their_o own_o keep_v the_o peace_n and_o good_a behaviour_n as_o likewise_o for_o their_o child_n servant_n and_o family_n except_o clere_n knight_n or_o tenant_n in_o military_a service_n their_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o these_o man_n so_o bind_v be_v call_v free_a plege_n and_o perhaps_o this_o old_a law_n be_v not_o so_o much_o out_o of_o force_n but_o that_o sheriff_n in_o their_o turn_v and_o lord_n of_o manner_n in_o their_o leet_n may_v put_v it_o in_o practice_n 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controversy_n about_o investiture_n inter_fw-la regnum_fw-la &_o sacerdotium_fw-la between_o the_o secular_a and_o ecclesiastic_a government_n or_o between_o the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o four_o and_o pope_n hildebrand_n otherwise_o gregory_n the_o seven_o and_o pope_n paschal_n the_o second_o let_v he_o see_v william_n of_o malmsbury_n who_o live_v at_o the_o same_o time_n f._n 60._o b._n n._n 10._o f._n 61._o a._n n._n 30_o etc._n etc._n f._n 93._o b._n n._n 40._o f._n 94_o a._n b._n etc._n etc._n and_o juret_n observation_n upon_o ivo_n carnotensis_n his_o epistle_n print_v at_o paris_n 1610._o p._n 740._o upon_o the_o 233d_o epistle_n and_o p._n 744._o upon_o the_o 236th_o epistle_n the_o decree_n and_o canon_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o pope_n provision_n and_o donation_n of_o bishopric_n and_o ecclesiastic_a live_n afterward_o in_o all_o nation_n but_o especial_o this_o libertas_n ecclesiastica_fw-la the_o right_n of_o investiture_n be_v a_o main_a part_n of_o that_o 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captive_n in_o war_n or_o nativi_fw-la such_o as_o be_v bear_v servant_n or_o slave_n they_o wrought_v at_o any_o time_n and_o do_v what_o their_o lord_n command_v they_o their_o person_n child_n and_o good_n be_v the_o lord_n they_o can_v not_o marry_v but_o with_o those_o of_o equal_a condition_n they_o can_v not_o make_v their_o will_n or_o dispose_v of_o their_o good_n if_o they_o have_v any_o whatever_o they_o get_v by_o labour_n be_v the_o the_o lord_n these_o servi_n perhaps_o be_v the_o same_o which_o in_o the_o ancient_n survey_v of_o manner_n be_v afterward_o call_v operarii_fw-la who_o perform_v all_o servile_a and_o incertain_a work_n in_o the_o history_n of_o ely_n p._n 210_o b._n in_o a_o account_n of_o land_n and_o man_n detain_v from_o that_o monastery_n which_o belong_v to_o it_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n edward_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v this_o note_a among_o the_o rest_n willielmus_fw-la filius_fw-la gorham_n tenet_fw-la lxxxvi_o homines_fw-la in_o meltuna_fw-la qui_fw-la ita_fw-la proprie_fw-la sunt_fw-la abbati_n ut_fw-la quotiescunque_fw-la praeceperit_fw-la praepositus_fw-la monasterii_fw-la debeut_fw-fr arare_fw-la seminare_fw-la segetes_fw-la purgare_fw-la colligere_fw-la vel_fw-la terere_fw-la equosque_fw-la invenire_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la necessitate_v monasterii_fw-la ire_n &_o omnem_fw-la rei_fw-la emendationem_fw-la persolvere_fw-la &_o si_fw-la quid_fw-la de_fw-fr svo_fw-la voluerint_fw-la venundare_fw-la à _fw-la praeposito_fw-la licentiam_fw-la prius_fw-la debent_fw-la accipere_fw-la these_o be_v either_o servi_n servant_n or_o the_o low_a sort_n of_o bordarii_n or_o socmani_n i_o take_v the_o person_n of_o servant_n to_o have_v be_v always_o obnoxious_a to_o servitude_n soca_fw-mi socmanni_n socagium_fw-la soca_fw-mi soc._n general_o signify_v liberty_n or_o privilege_n fleta_n lib._n 1._o c._n 47._o say_v soca_fw-la significat_fw-la libertatem_fw-la curiae_fw-la tenentium_fw-la quam_fw-la socam_fw-la appellamus_fw-la soak_v signify_v the_o liberty_n of_o tenant_n of_o a_o court_n and_o it_o differ_v from_o saca_n because_o that_o be_v a_o liberty_n give_v to_o any_o one_o of_o hold_v plea_n and_o try_v cause_n and_o also_o of_o receive_v the_o mulct_n and_o forfeiture_n come_v from_o they_o within_o his_o soak_v or_o jurisdiction_n and_o come_v from_o the_o saxon_a face_n or_o german_a sack_n a_o cause_n controversy_n or_o accusation_n sometime_o it_o signify_v a_o territory_n or_o precinct_n in_o which_o saca_n or_o liberty_n of_o court_n or_o trial_n be_v exercise_v sometime_o it_o signify_v a_o payment_n westfelda_n etc._n etc._n huic_fw-la manerio_fw-la adjacent_a t._n r._n e._n thirty_o acr_n terrae_fw-la quas_fw-la tenebat_fw-la presbyter_n in_fw-la eleemosyna_fw-la &_o reddebat_fw-la socham_n i.e._n he_o pay_v rend_v little_a domesday_n book_n f._n 4._o a._n writelan_n etc._n etc._n ibi_fw-la dimid_n hid._n libere_fw-la tenet_fw-la 1_o sochman_n reddens_fw-la socam_fw-la in_o manerio_fw-la ibid._n f._n 5._o a._n wirecestrescire_a terra_fw-la episcopi_fw-la hund._n owldestan_n episcopus_fw-la habet_fw-la omnes_fw-la redditiones_n socharum_fw-la etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la manerium_fw-la alvertune_n pertinet_fw-la soca_fw-la harum_fw-la terrarum_fw-la newhuse_v westhuse_n mannebi_n werlegesbi_n and_o nineteen_o other_o farm_n berwite_n or_o small_a village_n and_o then_o it_o follow_v inter_fw-la totum_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la geldum_fw-la quater_fw-la viginti_fw-la &_o quinque_fw-la carucat_fw-la quas_fw-la possunt_fw-la arare_fw-la xlv_o caruc_fw-la ibi_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la 116._o sochmani_fw-la modo_fw-la wastum_fw-la est_fw-la the_o soak_v of_o these_o land_n belong_v to_o the_o manner_n of_o alvertun_n etc._n etc._n in_o they_o all_o there_o be_v fourscore_o and_o five_o carucate_n which_o pay_v rend_v which_o forty_o five_o plough_n may_v till_o there_o be_v one_o hundred_o and_o sixteen_o socmans_n now_o the_o manner_n be_v waste_v great_a domesday_n f._n 299._o a._n col._n here_o soca_n signify_v a_o rent_n for_o use_v their_o land_n with_o some_o privilege_n or_o liberty_n in_o the_o description_n of_o many_o town_n at_o the_o late_a end_n rex_fw-la &_o comes_fw-la de_fw-la toto_fw-la habent_fw-la socam_fw-la or_o soca_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o comitis_fw-la the_o king_n have_v two_o part_n and_o the_o earl_n one_o of_o the_o annual_a rent_n for_o liberty_n of_o use_v the_o land_n sudfulc_n f._n 322._o b._n in_o limberge_n clamat_fw-la ivo_n tallebosc_n super_fw-la regem_fw-la vi_fw-la bovat_n terre_fw-fr dicunt_fw-la homines_fw-la comitatus_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la debet_fw-la habere_fw-la terram_fw-la &_o rex_fw-la socam_fw-la in_o limberge_n ivo_n tallebosc_n claim_v upon_o the_o king_n six_o bovate_v of_o land_n the_o man_n of_o the_o county_n say_v he_o ought_v to_o have_v the_o land_n and_o the_o king_n the_o soak_v book_n soak_v at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o great_a domesday_n book_n clamores_fw-la in_o nortrede_n lincoliae_n super_fw-la drogonem_fw-la clamat_fw-la norman_n de_fw-fr adreci_fw-fr tres_fw-fr bovatas_fw-la terrae_fw-la in_o normanbi_fw-la dicit_fw-la wapentachium_n quod_fw-la ipsius_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la terra_fw-la &_o drogonis_fw-la soca_fw-la ibid._n in_o westtredinge_v in_o both_o these_o place_n here_o be_v the_o land_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o land_n that_o it_o may_v be_v use_v without_o too_o strict_a imposition_n and_o hard_a service_n upon_o it_o and_o for_o this_o protection_n of_o it_o there_o be_v a_o annual_a rent_n pay_v which_o be_v call_v the_o soak_v in_o ristuna_fw-la three_o liberi_fw-la homines_fw-la vi_fw-la acr_n val_n xuj_o d._n in_o his_o non_fw-la habuit_fw-la baignardus_n nisi_fw-la commendationem_fw-la &_o sanctus_n benedictus_fw-la socam_fw-la invasiones_n in_o nordfulc_n rogerus_fw-la bigot_n tenet_fw-la in_o plicham_n x_o liberos_fw-la homines_fw-la de_fw-la lxxx_o acr_n etc._n etc._n the_o his_o habuit_fw-la suus_fw-la antecessor_n commendationem_fw-la tantum_fw-la &_o stigandus_fw-la super_fw-la unum_fw-la socam_fw-la &_o commendationem_fw-la &_o super_fw-la alios_fw-la socam_fw-la ibid._n hund._n &_o dimid_n de_fw-fr fredebruge_n in_o grestuna_fw-la four_o liberi_fw-la homines_fw-la xxvi_o acr_n quod_fw-la tenet_fw-la idem_fw-la rogerus_fw-la de_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o val_n four_o sol._n &_o in_o hoc_fw-la non_fw-la habuit_fw-la antecessor_n rogeri_n nisi_fw-la commendationem_fw-la rex_fw-la &_o comes_fw-la socam_fw-la ibid._n hundred_o de_fw-la wanelunt_fw-la in_o dersincham_n 1_o lib._n homo_fw-la twelve_o acr_n val_n twelve_o d._n hoc_fw-la tenet_fw-la petrus_n valoniensis_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la habuit_fw-la suus_fw-la antecessor_n commendationem_fw-la tantum_fw-la &_o stigandus_fw-la socam_fw-la ibid._n here_o i_o confess_v i_o be_o in_o the_o dark_a for_o it_o be_v clear_a commendation_n and_o soak_v be_v then_o different_a thing_n refer_v to_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o yet_o they_o both_o signify_v privilege_n and_o protection_n for_o which_o those_o that_o receive_v they_o pay_v a_o annual_a stipend_n or_o rent_n stanford_n burgum_fw-la regis_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o his_o custodiis_fw-la etc._n etc._n sunt_fw-la lxxvii_o mansiones_fw-la sochemanor_n qui_fw-la habent_fw-la terras_fw-la svas_fw-la in_o dominio_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la petunt_fw-la dominos_fw-la ubi_fw-la volunt_fw-la super_fw-la quos_fw-la rex_fw-la nihil_fw-la habet_fw-la nisi_fw-la emendationem_fw-la forisfacturae_fw-la eorum_fw-la et_fw-la heriet_fw-la et_fw-la theloneum_fw-la
knight_n fee_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o hwayton_n with_o the_o whole_a barony_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o robert_n de_fw-fr cramavil_n by_o the_o service_n of_o three_o knight_n fee_n he_o have_v then_o also_o the_o honour_n of_o tikhil_n with_o sixty_o knight_n fee_n and_o three_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n belong_v to_o it_o dugdales_n baronage_n fol._n 107._o tom._n 1._o knight_n fee_n or_o military_a fee_n which_o if_o they_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o one_o soldier_n arm_n for_o maintenance_n of_o their_o horse_n and_o arm_n yet_o according_a to_o the_o quantity_n of_o land_n they_o enjoy_v they_o contribute_v such_o a_o share_n or_o perform_v such_o service_n as_o be_v appoint_v and_o agree_v for_o half_a a_o three_o or_o four_o or_o less_o part_n according_a to_o the_o smallness_n of_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o fee_n grant_v towards_o the_o lord_n military_a expense_n tenure_n expense_n ibidem_fw-la base_a tenure_n a_o three_o part_n he_o 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or_o small_a barony_n hold_v either_o in_o capite_fw-la of_o the_o king_n or_o most_o common_o of_o other_o great_a historian_n great_a grand_fw-fr cust_n of_o norm_a c._n 34_o 35_o 53_o and_o every_o where_n in_o our_o ancient_a lawyer_n and_o historian_n baron_n as_o of_o their_o honour_n or_o head_n of_o their_o barony_n by_o the_o same_o tenor_n and_o under_o the_o same_o forfeiture_n and_o these_o in_o like_a manner_n of_o the_o king_n in_o capite_fw-la for_o by_o the_o ibid._n the_o hot._n the_o â—eud_n disp_n â—_o 10._o 830._o dâ—hey_n â—hey_z may_v â—aighten_v but_o not_o enlarge_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o fee_n ibid._n feudal_n law_n sub-fee_n be_v to_o be_v give_v and_o receive_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o the_o capital_a royal_a or_o great_a fee_n which_o hold_v immediate_o of_o the_o prince_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o inferior_a or_o low_a lord_n 53._o lord_n charter_n â—rand_fw-fr cust_n c._n 53._o have_v their_o court_n most_o common_o for_o adjust_v all_o matter_n within_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o their_o manner_n so_o have_v those_o of_o a_o middle_a rank_n within_o their_o jurisdiction_n for_o such_o of_o these_o inferior_a lord_n or_o other_o as_o hold_v of_o their_o barony_n and_o likewise_o that_o capitol_n baron_n have_v their_o court_n within_o their_o jurisdiction_n in_o which_o all_o or_o most_o matter_n relate_v to_o baron_n lord_n of_o manner_n ought_v suit_v to_o the_o court_n of_o mean_a baron_n and_o arise_v between_o their_o tenant_n be_v order_v and_o decide_v and_o they_o be_v not_o only_o hold_v at_o the_o chief_a seat_n of_o their_o honour_n or_o barony_n but_o perhaps_o all_o over_o england_n where_o they_o have_v any_o considerable_a land_n or_o possession_n as_o the_o the_o this_o title_n be_v frequent_v in_o normandy_n for_o the_o seat_n or_o head_n of_o the_o honour_n earldom_n what_o honour_n what_o or_o barony_n see_v script_n norm_a 1037_o 1040._o honour_n of_o richmond_n honour_n of_o gloucester_n and_o clare_n duchy_n of_o lancaster_n hold_v and_o they_o to_o the_o court_n of_o great_a baron_n on_o who_o they_o hold_v etc._n etc._n have_v at_o this_o day_n their_o several_a court_n for_o determine_a controversy_n and_o suit_n within_o their_o jurisdiction_n of_o matter_n of_o small_a value_n last_o these_o great_a baron_n be_v within_o the_o court_n the_o glan_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o and_o the_o great_a baron_n to_o the_o exchequer_n or_o king_n court_n jurisdiction_n of_o the_o king_n court_n or_o exchequer_n where_o all_o plea_n concern_v their_o barony_n be_v terminate_v the_o conqueror_n give_v to_o some_o of_o the_o great_a of_o his_o follower_n whole_a county_n and_o to_o some_o two_o three_o or_o more_o county_n with_o a_o great_a proportion_n of_o land_n in_o they_o conqueror_n the_o land_n of_o england_n parcel_v out_o and_o distribute_v by_o the_o conqueror_n to_z other_o some_o part_n or_o portion_n of_o a_o county_n as_o hundred_o or_o several_a manner_n and_o town_n in_o they_o who_o sometime_o parcel_v they_o out_o to_o their_o dependent_n and_o friend_n and_o they_o again_o to_o they_o till_o at_o last_o though_o the_o saxon_n most_o frequent_o hold_v their_o own_o estate_n of_o these_o new_a lord_n and_o by_o new_a title_n from_o they_o some_o soldier_n and_o ordinary_a man_n have_v some_o proportionable_a share_n for_o their_o service_n though_o upon_o hard_a condition_n possess_v they_o for_o the_o most_o part_n as_o feudatary_n and_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o feudal_n law_n which_o as_o it_o be_v the_o law_n for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o normandy_n as_o to_o possession_n and_o tenure_n so_o be_v it_o here_o in_o england_n until_o by_o the_o indulgence_n of_o usurper_n to_o the_o great_a man_n and_o of_o they_o to_o the_o people_n their_o tenant_n and_o follower_n their_o tenor_n become_v more_o easy_a and_o be_v change_v into_o inheritance_n both_o free_a and_o bond_n as_o they_o do_v in_o france_n upon_o the_o usurpation_n of_o they_o of_o hottom_n in_o feud_n disp_n col_fw-fr 845._o a.b._n et_fw-fr de_fw-fr serres_n fol._n 120._o a._n d._n 987._o the_o baron_n make_v advantage_n by_o set_v up_o usurper_n â—nd_v sometime_o of_o their_o lawful_a sovereign_n by_o bear_v too_o hard_o upon_o they_o hugh_n capet_n the_o nobility_n close_v with_o he_o on_o condition_n their_o barony_n and_o fee_n may_v be_v hereditary_a and_o patrimonial_a which_o before_o be_v arbitrary_a and_o enjoy_v at_o the_o will_n of_o the_o king_n only_o the_o nobility_n in_o those_o time_n never_o lose_v by_o advance_v usurper_n if_o they_o prosper_v always_o bargain_v with_o they_o for_o some_o flower_n of_o their_o crown_n and_o the_o better_n their_o own_o condition_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o story_n of_o our_o henry_n the_o first_o king_n stephen_n and_o king_n john_n and_o with_o their_o lawful_a sovereign_n also_o who_o according_a to_o their_o example_n and_o their_o own_o necessity_n as_o thing_n than_o stand_v and_o for_o their_o own_o security_n be_v often_o force_v to_o comply_v with_o the_o demand_n of_o holy-church_n and_o the_o baron_n call_v in_o to_o her_o assistance_n though_o to_o their_o own_o disadvantage_n and_o beside_o this_o way_n way_n land_n become_v â—ree_a and_o hereditary_a many_o way_n without_o doubt_n many_o land_n become_v free_a and_o hereditary_a or_o their_o service_n make_v certain_a by_o compact_n or_o agreement_n between_o tenant_n and_o indigent_a lord_n whereby_o their_o land_n be_v manumise_v the_o service_n release_v or_o they_o be_v grant_v to_o they_o by_o deed_n or_o feoffment_n law_n the_o feudal_n law_n may_v be_v relax_v by_o the_o use_n of_o the_o canon_n and_o imperial_a law_n and_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a but_o that_o the_o use_n of_o the_o canon_n and_o imperial_a law_n prevail_v here_o or_o be_v promiscuous_o use_v with_o the_o ordinary_a law_n for_o a_o century_n or_o two_o of_o year_n from_o the_o time_n of_o king_n stephen_n until_o 8._o until_o seld._n dissertatio_n in_o fletam_n c._n 8._o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o may_v much_o relax_v and_o abate_v the_o rigour_n of_o the_o feudal_n law_n and_o render_v the_o fee_n less_o conditional_a and_o far_o more_o qualify_v than_o they_o have_v be_v former_o and_o hence_o the_o law_n concern_v they_o become_v more_o easy_a and_o receive_v their_o several_a alteration_n and_o amendment_n by_o flux_n of_o time_n or_o act_n of_o great_a council_n or_o parliament_n and_o instead_o of_o rigorous_a tenor_n the_o more_o soft_a one_o of_o fee-simple_a in_o all_o its_o kind_n and_o inheritable_a and_o qualify_v copy-holds_a be_v introduce_v beside_o this_o tenure_n of_o homage_n there_o be_v also_o other_o tenor_n in_o normandy_n burgage_n tenor_n in_o almoigne_z in_o normandy_n in_o burgage_n as_o per_n elemosynam_n in_o frank_n almoigne_z as_o the_o church-land_n be_v hold_v burgage_n as_o the_o land_n in_o
print_v at_o paris_n 1539._o there_o be_v a_o 25._o a_o c._n 25._o chapter_n de_fw-fr exercitu_fw-la ducis_fw-la not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o french_a print_n of_o that_o year_n but_o du_n fresn_a in_o his_o 832._o his_o tom._n 3._o col_fw-fr 832._o glossary_n cite_v a_o good_a part_n of_o it_o from_o the_o mss._n customer_n in_o the_o chamber_n of_o account_n at_o paris_n chief_a military_a service_n in_o chief_a which_o he_o make_v use_v of_o in_o these_o word_n or_o est_fw-fr un_fw-fr service_fw-fr que_fw-fr doit_n estre_fw-fr fetch_v au_fw-fr prince_n en_fw-fr arm_n se_fw-la lont_fw-fr la_fw-fr coustume_n &_o l'establissement_fw-fr des_fw-fr fiemens_n &_o des_fw-fr villes_n &_o ic_a service_n est_fw-la accoustume_n á_z fere_n par_fw-fr 40._o jours_fw-fr day_n service_n of_o 40._o day_n pour_fw-fr le_fw-fr secours_fw-fr &_o l'aide_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr terre_fw-fr de_fw-fr câ—ux_fw-la qui_fw-fr en_fw-fr tiennent_fw-fr les_fw-fr fiemens_n come_v ce_fw-fr soit_fw-fr fetch_v pour_fw-fr aucun_fw-fr deliurance_fw-fr &_o pour_fw-fr le_fw-fr profit_n dâ—l_fw-fr comun_n people_n etc._n etc._n tous_fw-fr fief_n de_fw-fr glossary_a de_fw-fr see_v the_o glossary_a hauberâ—_n sont_fw-fr especialment_n establis_fw-la pour_fw-fr fair_a le_fw-fr propre_fw-fr service_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr duchee_n &_o ensement_n de_fw-fr tous_fw-fr les_fw-fr countees_n &_o les_fw-fr baronee_n doivent_fw-fr accomplir_fw-fr ce_fw-fr service_n &_o a_o decertes_fw-la toutes_fw-fr les_fw-fr ville_n qui_fw-fr ont_fw-fr commune_v si_fw-mi devez_fw-fr scavoir_fw-fr que_fw-fr les_fw-fr sieus_n de_fw-fr haubere_fw-la que_fw-fr sont_fw-fr es_fw-la countees_n &_o es_a baronny_n qui_fw-fr ne_fw-fr sont_fw-fr pas_fw-fr estably_n pour_fw-fr la_fw-fr duquee_n de_fw-fr normandy_n ne_fw-fr doivent_fw-fr pas_fw-fr de_fw-fr service_n do_v for_o we_o as_o signior_n as_o quieux_fw-fr il_fw-fr sont_fw-fr soumis_fw-fr except_o nequedent_n larrierban_a del_o prince_n auquel_fw-fr trestous_n grans_fw-la &_o petits_fw-fr pourtant_fw-fr que_fw-fr il_fw-fr soient_fw-fr convenables_n pour_fw-fr arm_n porter_n sont_fw-fr tenu_fw-fr sans_fw-fr excusation_n nulle_fw-la a_o fair_a lui_fw-fr aid_n &_o profit_v a_o tout_fw-fr leur_fw-fr pooir_fw-fr now_o there_o be_v a_o service_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v make_v to_o the_o prince_n in_o arm_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n and_o establishment_n of_o fee_n and_o of_o city_n or_o burgh_n and_o this_o service_n be_v by_o custom_n perform_v by_o 95._o by_o co._n lit._n sect._n 95._o forty_o day_n for_o the_o succour_n and_o aid_n of_o the_o land_n by_o such_o as_o hold_v the_o fee_n as_o it_o be_v do_v for_o any_o deliverance_n and_o for_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o commune_fw-la people_n etc._n etc._n all_o military_a or_o knight_n fee_n be_v especial_o establish_v to_o do_v the_o proper_a service_n of_o the_o duchy_n and_o likewise_o all_o the_o earldom_n and_o barony_n ought_v to_o accomplish_v this_o service_n and_o all_o the_o city_n or_o burgh_n that_o have_v community_n it_o be_v also_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o the_o knight_n fee_n which_o be_v in_o the_o earldom_n and_o barony_n which_o be_v not_o establish_v for_o the_o duchy_n of_o normandy_n nor_o do_v owe_v service_n to_o the_o army_n but_o to_o the_o lord_n of_o who_o they_o be_v hold_v except_o at_o the_o arrierban_n of_o the_o prince_n to_o which_o all_o both_o great_a and_o small_a that_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v arm_n be_v bind_v to_o come_v without_o excuse_n and_o to_o give_v he_o aid_v and_o assistance_n with_o all_o their_o power_n the_o latin_a version_n agree_v with_o this_o french_a text_n and_o as_o it_o proceed_v further_o tenant_n the_o duke_n grant_v to_o such_o as_o hold_v of_o he_o scutage_n service_n of_o the_o tenant_n there_o be_v a_o clause_n exact_o agreeable_a to_o the_o ancient_a practice_n in_o england_n the_o duke_n of_o normandy_n grant_v to_o such_o as_o have_v perform_v their_o service_n in_o the_o army_n forty_o day_n scutage-service_n 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