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the_o necessity_n of_o the_o case_n require_v they_o because_o the_o judge_n attorney_n general_n officer_n and_o attorney_n fee_n amount_v to_o 6_o or_o 7_o l._n upon_o every_o recovery_n with_o single_a voucher_n to_o 10_o or_o 11_o l._n upon_o double_a voucher_n and_o 15_o or_o 16_o l._n upon_o treble_a voucher_n and_o upon_o every_o fine_a levy_v to_o 4_o or_o 5_o l._n whereof_o they_o never_o abate_v though_o the_o estate_n exceed_v not_o 40_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la where_o your_o majesty_n in_o pity_n thereto_o take_v nothing_o and_o your_o subject_n be_v at_o great_a expense_n beside_o these_o fee_n in_o travel_v to_o london_n assizes_n and_o other_o place_n to_o acknowledge_v they_o before_o the_o judge_n or_o special_a commissioner_n and_o if_o fines_n and_o recovery_n happen_v to_o be_v levy_v before_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o case_n require_v estate_n may_v thereby_o be_v put_v into_o a_o posture_n to_o be_v mortgage_v settle_a or_o sell_v and_o vendee_n mortgagee_n or_o person_n bestow_v their_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n may_v be_v satisfy_v without_o a_o further_a fine_a or_o recovery_n thereof_o and_o then_o your_o majesty_n be_v deceive_v the_o farmer_n in_o wales_n durham_n lancaster_n and_o cheshire_n where_o this_o duty_n have_v be_v farm_a ever_o since_o it_o have_v its_o rise_n and_o beginning_n follow_v the_o step_n of_o their_o predecessor_n rate_v as_o high_a for_o themselves_o as_o the_o say_v middelton_n and_o brunskel_n have_v propose_v for_o your_o majesty_n and_o the_o farmer_n must_v pay_v their_o rent_n out_o of_o their_o own_o pocket_n if_o they_o by_o ill_a management_n dwindle_v the_o duty_n to_o nothing_o who_o interest_n and_o experience_n the_o premise_n consider_v may_v reasonable_o out-ballance_n the_o say_a bertue_n sir_n e._n turner_n and_o courthope_n allegation_n who_o have_v certain_a salary_n whether_o your_o majesty_n profit_n be_v little_a or_o much_o and_o although_o the_o lord_n commissioner_n have_v not_o alter_v the_o say_a middelton_n and_o brunskels_n commission_n nor_o join_v they_o with_o better_a yoke-fellow_n nor_o confirm_v the_o rate_n or_o method_n propose_v nor_o prescribe_v better_o nor_o enjoin_v the_o say_a bertue_n sir_n e._n turner_n or_o courthope_n in_o point_n of_o interest_n to_o improve_v this_o revenue_n yet_o have_v stop_v the_o say_a middelton_n and_o brunskels_n bare_a salary_n to_o defray_v the_o lady_n plymouth_n pension_n who_o never_o receive_v any_o thing_n for_o diet_n and_o board-wage_n and_o the_o say_a bertue_n sir_n e._n turner_n and_o courthope_n who_o ever_o receive_v salary_n beside_o 100_o l._n apiece_o for_o diet_n and_o board-wage_n be_v now_o permit_v to_o receive_v they_o it_o be_v endless_a to_o repeat_v how_o officer_n misrepresent_v the_o say_a brunskel_n to_o hinder_v he_o to_o be_v a_o commissioner_n until_o the_o late_a master_n of_o the_o roll_n marquis_n of_o winchester_n and_o mr._n coat_n now_o secondary_a of_o the_o common_a plea_n 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courthope_n deserve_v
salary_n and_o employment_n as_o to_o heriot_n and_o relief_n sir_n william_n jones_n sir_n robert_n sawyer_n and_o sir_n john_n sympson_n give_v their_o opinion_n that_o heriot_n and_o releife_n be_v full_o save_v in_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o statute_n 12_o car._n 2._o cap._n 24._o but_o now_o it_o be_v allege_v that_o tenor_n as_o part_n and_o parcel_n of_o manor_n pass_v by_o your_o majesty_n grant_v of_o a_o customary_a manor_n cum_fw-la pertinen_n '_o whereas_o heriot_n and_o releife_n be_v service_n incident_a to_o tenor_n and_o tenor_n in_o gross_a to_o the_o person_n and_o disappendant_a to_o land_n or_o manor_n can_v pass_v by_o grant_n of_o the_o manor_n or_o land_n cum_fw-la pertinen_n '_o as_o for_o instance_n there_o be_v no_o land_n in_o england_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o any_o subject_a but_o what_o be_v hold_v of_o some_o lord_n or_o other_o by_o some_o kind_n of_o service_n cook_n upon_o litleton_n fol._n 65._o a._n and_o the_o service_n make_v tenor_n fol._n 92._o b._n and_o every_o freehold_a tenant_n except_o in_o frank_n almoigne_z be_v bind_v to_o do_v fealty_n to_o his_o lord_n for_o the_o tenement_n hold_v of_o he_o cook_n upon_o litleton_n sect._n 91._o if_o lord_n know_v the_o advantage_n of_o homage_n and_o fealty_n they_o will_v not_o neglect_v they_o cook_n upon_o litleton_n sect._n 94._o also_o the_o writ_n de_fw-fr cessavit_fw-la say_v praecipe_n a_o quoth_v just_a etc._n etc._n reddit_fw-la b._n tentum_fw-la suum_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la which_o be_v de_fw-fr domino_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la manerio_fw-la tenuit_fw-la per_fw-la tale_n servicium_fw-la et_fw-la quod_fw-la perfat_n '_o reverti_fw-la debet_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la predict_v '_o a_o infaciendo_fw-la servic_n '_o per_fw-la biennium_fw-la cessavit_fw-la etc._n etc._n ergo_fw-la the_o tenor_n be_v in_o gross_a to_o the_o person_n and_o disappendant_a to_o the_o manor_n can_v pass_v with_o the_o grant_n of_o the_o manor_n cum_fw-la pertinen_n '_o in_o your_o majesty_n 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