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demand_n or_o if_o he_o have_v alien_v any_o part_n thereof_o while_o he_o be_v with_o age_n he_o may_v defeat_v the_o purchaser_n for_o that_o cause_n and_o if_o he_o will_v grant_v a_o reversion_n of_o any_o estate_n for_o life_n or_o year_n in_o be_v there_o must_v also_o be_v attornment_n or_o else_o the_o grant_n do_v not_o take_v effect_n but_o after_o that_o he_o have_v depose_v king_n richard_n the_o second_o and_o have_v assume_v upon_o he_o the_o royal_a estate_n and_o so_o have_v conjoin_v his_o natural_a body_n in_o the_o body_n politic_n of_o the_o king_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o so_o be_v become_v king_n then_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_n be_v in_o he_o as_o king_n and_o not_o as_o duke_n for_o the_o name_n of_o duke_n be_v not_o so_o great_a as_o the_o name_n of_o a_o king_n be_v drown_v by_o the_o name_n of_o king_n and_o by_o the_o state_n royal_a in_o he_o who_o be_v duke_n for_o the_o king_n can_v be_v a_o duke_n within_o his_o own_o realm_n but_o out_o of_o his_o realm_n he_o may_v and_o likewise_o the_o name_n of_o the_o duchy_n and_o all_o the_o franchise_n liberty_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o same_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o who_o have_v the_o crown_n and_o jurisdiction_n royal_a be_v go_v by_o thâ—_n common_a law_n and_o extinct_a for_o the_o great_a do_v distinguish_v the_o less_o and_o after_o those_o time_n the_o possession_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_z will_v not_o pass_v from_o king_n henry_n the_o four_o but_o by_o his_o letter_n patent_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n without_o livery_n of_o seifin_n and_o without_o attornment_n and_o if_o he_o make_v a_o lease_n for_o life_n be_v duke_n
kt_n john_n de_fw-fr vere_n john_n de_fw-mi veer_fw-mi earl_n of_o oxford_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o entail_n john_n de_fw-fr vere_n william_n lord_n pagâ—t_n of_o bewdesert_n be_v seize_v in_o his_o demesn_a as_o of_o fee_n of_o the_o barony_n of_o langden_n and_o hawood_n and_o of_o and_o in_o the_o manor_n of_o bewdesert_n landen_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v so_o seize_v by_o fine_a quinto_fw-la mariae_fw-la entail_v the_o barony_n and_o manor_n aforesaid_a to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n male_n of_o his_o body_n issue_v and_o afterward_o anno_fw-la 5._o eliz._n die_v leaving_z henry_n his_o son_n next_o heir_n male_a which_o henry_n enter_v into_o the_o barony_n and_o land_n aforesaid_a by_o virtue_n of_o the_o foresay_a fine_a and_o die_v thereof_o seize_v 11._o eliz._n leave_v elizabeth_n his_o only_a daughter_n and_o heir_n after_o who_o death_n thomas_n paget_n brother_n and_o heir_n male_a of_o the_o say_v henry_n enter_v into_o the_o barony_n and_o manor_n aforesaid_a and_o be_v summon_v to_o the_o parliament_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a fine_a william_n lord_n paget_n of_o bewdesert_n die_v anno_o 5._o eliz._n henry_n lord_n paget_n die_v an._n 11._o eliz._n elizabeth_z his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n thomas_n lord_n paget_n by_o force_n of_o the_o entail_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n robert_n lord_n ogle_n enter_v into_o the_o barony_n of_o bothal_n and_o ogle_n with_o divers_a other_o manor_n and_o land_n in_o the_o county_n of_o northumberland_n by_o conveyance_n which_o be_v to_o himself_o for_o term_n of_o his_o life_n the_o remainder_n to_o the_o heir_n male_n of_o his_o body_n beget_v and_o he_o take_v to_o his_o wife_n dorothy_n witherington_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n robert_n ogle_n his_o elder_a son_n and_o margery_n his_o daughter_n marry_v gregory_n ogle_n of_o chippington_n and_o the_o say_v robert_n the_o father_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_v dorothy_n his_o wife_n take_v to_o his_o second_o wife_n joane_n 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head_n or_o parcel_n of_o a_o barony_n be_v now_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o gentleman_n mean_a and_o un-noble_a by_o blood_n who_o neither_o do_v nor_o may_v claim_v any_o nobility_n or_o honour_n thereby_o but_o the_o reason_n that_o some_o former_a gift_n make_v by_o the_o king_n majesty_n progenitouâ—s_n the_o supreme_a sovereign_n of_o this_o realm_n to_o such_o as_o they_o honour_v in_o augmentation_n and_o support_v of_o their_o honour_n and_o by_o honourable_a service_n shall_v thus_o come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o mean_a personage_n be_v twofold_a first_o for_o that_o such_o manor_n have_v be_v alieve_v by_o licence_n unto_o such_o person_n before_o speak_v who_o such_o possession_n alone_o can_v make_v noble_a second_o and_o that_o be_v usual_o such_o manor_n as_o be_v hold_v by_o barony_n have_v upon_o divers_a eâ—cheasons_n and_o occasion_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o way_n of_o revertor_n or_o eschete_n or_o forfeit_v by_o mean_n whereof_o the_o ancient_a tenor_n derive_v from_o the_o crown_n by_o reason_n of_o those_o land_n so_o come_v again_o to_o the_o crown_n be_v extinct_a and_o after_o the_o say_v land_n be_v give_v or_o convey_v to_o other_o reserve_v other_o service_n than_o those_o which_o at_o the_o first_o be_v due_a for_o the_o same_o so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n to_o see_v that_o some_o manor_n ancient_o hold_v by_o barony_n or_o other_o honourable_a service_n shall_v now_o be_v hold_v in_o soccage_n or_o by_o other_o trivial_a or_o mean_a tenure_n as_o to_o that_o which_o be_v three_o object_v that_o some_o ancient_a baron_n there_o be_v which_o have_v alien_v and_o sell_v away_o those_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o the_o which_o they_o have_v and_o do_v bear_v the_o name_n and_o dignity_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o themselves_o do_v still_o retain_v and_o keep_v lawful_o their_o estate_n dignity_n and_o degree_n of_o a_o barâ—â—_n and_o have_v be_v and_o be_v call_v to_o the_o parliament_n such_o alienation_n notwithstanding_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v true_a but_o it_o prove_v nothing_o against_o the_o former_a resolution_n and_o therefore_o for_o better_a satisfaction_n of_o this_o observation_n it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o such_o baron_n either_o be_v original_o baron_n by_o writ_n or_o baron_n by_o tenure_n baron_n by_o writ_n in_o this_o respect_n now_o in_o hand_n be_v of_o two_o kind_n for_o either_o in_o such_o writ_n whereby_o they_o or_o their_o ancestor_n be_v at_o first_o summon_v they_o be_v name_v only_o by_o their_o own_o name_n or_o else_o there_o be_v addition_n give_v they_o of_o the_o principal_a place_n of_o their_o abode_n which_o be_v do_v either_o for_o distinction_n sake_n to_o sever_v they_o from_o some_o honourable_a person_n of_o the_o same_o surname_n or_o else_o to_o give_v they_o such_o honourable_a title_n by_o addition_n of_o the_o place_n which_o place_n notwithstanding_o be_v not_o hold_v by_o barony_n and_o therefore_o if_o such_o a_o baron_n do_v alien_a away_o that_o place_n which_o ancient_o be_v his_o seat_n he_o may_v nevertheless_o retain_v his_o honourable_a title_n in_o respect_n have_v of_o such_o a_o place_n but_o if_o a_o baron_n by_o tenure_n do_v alien_a away_o the_o honourarable_a castle_n or_o manor_n hold_v by_o barony_n unto_o a_o mean_a person_n not_o capable_a of_o honour_n and_o that_o by_o sufficient_a licence_n so_o to_o do_v and_o after_o the_o alienour_n which_o make_v such_o alienation_n be_v call_v by_o writ_n to_o the_o parliament_n under_o the_o title_n or_o as_o baron_n of_o such_o honour_n castle_n or_o manor_n so_o alien_v he_o be_v not_o any_o more_o a_o baron_n by_o tenure_n in_o respect_n of_o that_o place_n for_o that_o he_o have_v alien_v that_o away_o which_o he_o hold_v by_o barony_n but_o thenceforth_o after_o such_o writ_n of_o summons_n he_o be_v become_v a_o baron_n by_o writ_n and_o may_v retain_v the_o name_n of_o baron_n by_o title_n of_o the_o place_n as_o baron_n by_o writ_n such_o alienation_n notwithstanding_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o write_v direct_v at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o prince_n do_v give_v unto_o he_o that_o addition_n of_o name_n and_o dignity_n and_o thus_o much_o touch_v the_o resolution_n of_o the_o say_a question_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o say_a objection_n and_o of_o baron_n by_o tenure_n baron_n by_o writ_n which_o be_v the_o second_o kind_n of_o baron_n mention_v in_o the_o former_a division_n of_o baron_n a_o baron_n by_o writ_n be_v he_o unto_o who_o a_o writ_n of_o summons_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n be_v direct_v to_o come_v to_o the_o parliament_n appoint_v at_o a_o certain_a time_n and_o place_n to_o be_v hold_v and_o there_o with_o his_o highness_n the_o prelate_n nobility_n and_o peer_n to_o treat_v and_o advise_v touch_v the_o weighty_a affair_n of_o the_o realm_n tâ—e_v form_n of_o which_o writ_n be_v much_o to_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o write_v before_o mention_v in_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n which_o kind_n of_o writ_n be_v as_o well_o direct_v to_o the_o baron_n by_o tenure_n as_o baâ—â—â—â—_n by_o creation_n patent_n or_o otherwise_o but_o those_o which_o 〈◊〉_d baron_n by_o tenure_n nor_o by_o patent_n and_o have_v only_a 〈◊〉_d writ_n be_v therefore_o call_v baron_n by_o writ_n and_o upâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d of_o such_o writ_n and_o place_n take_v according_o in_o 〈◊〉_d aught_o to_o enjoy_v the_o name_n dignity_n and_o hoâ—â—_n of_o a_o baron_n 〈◊〉_d â—ouching_v the_o antiquity_n of_o baron_n by_o writ_n only_o and_o â—â—eir_n first_o institution_n i_o find_v little_a or_o no_o mention_n before_o â—he_n time_n of_o h._n 3._o and_o therefore_o i_o conceive_v that_o either_o the_o first_o of_o all_o or_o at_o least_o that_o the_o first_o frequent_a use_n of_o such_o baron_n be_v have_v and_o devise_v 49._o h._n 3._o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n and_o upon_o a_o lamentable_a
this_o point_n be_v the_o civil_a law_n nevertheless_o there_o be_v a_o judgement_n in_o the_o time_n of_o h._n 3._o touch_v the_o descent_n of_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o earl_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n his_o sister_n be_v his_o heir_n which_o judgement_n be_v that_o the_o say_a earldom_n shall_v be_v divide_v among_o the_o say_a copartner_n as_o other_o land_n and_o that_o the_o elder_a shall_v not_o have_v it_o alone_o 23._o h._n 3._o fitz._n partic_a 18._o but_o this_o judgement_n be_v hold_v erroneous_a even_o in_o those_o time_n wherein_o it_o be_v give_v for_o bracton_n a_o learned_a judge_n who_o live_v in_o that_o age_n thus_o write_v thereof_o treat_v of_o partition_n among_o copartner_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 34_o fol._n 76_o b._n de_fw-fr hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la feodo_fw-la militare_fw-la veniunt_fw-la in_o divisione_n capitalia_fw-la messuagia_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la cohaeredes_fw-la dividuntur_fw-la hoc_fw-la verum_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la capital_fw-it messuagium_fw-la illud_fw-la sit_fw-la caput_fw-la comitatus_fw-la propter_fw-la jus_o gladii_fw-la quod_fw-la dividi_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la vel_fw-la caput_fw-la baeroniae_n castrum_fw-la vel_fw-la aliud_fw-la aedificium_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la ideo_fw-la ne_fw-la sit_fw-la caput_fw-la per_fw-la plures_fw-la particulas_fw-la dividetur_fw-la &_o plura_fw-la jura_fw-la comitat_fw-la '_o &_o baroniarum_fw-la deveniant_fw-la ad_fw-la nihilum_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la deficiat_fw-la regnum_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la comitatibus_fw-la &_o baroniis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la esse_fw-la constitutum_fw-la si_fw-la autem_fw-la plura_fw-la sunt_fw-la aedificia_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la capita_fw-la baeroniae_n dividi_fw-la possunt_fw-la inter_fw-la cohaeredes_fw-la facta_fw-la electione_n salvo_fw-la jure_fw-la essentiae_fw-la quia_fw-la cùm_fw-la plura_fw-la sunt_fw-la ibi_fw-la jura_fw-la quodlibet_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la poterit_fw-la integrè_fw-la observart_n quod_fw-la quidem_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la in_o uno_fw-la ut_fw-la praedictum_fw-la est_fw-la licet_fw-la à _fw-la quibusdam_fw-la dicatur_fw-la quòd_fw-la in_o aliis_fw-la regionibus_fw-la aliquando_fw-la de_fw-la consuetudine_fw-la dividatur_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la nunquam_fw-la dividi_fw-la debeat_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it videtur_fw-la nec_fw-la visum_fw-la fuit_fw-la contrarium_fw-la &_o erit_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la regionis_fw-la observanda_fw-la ubi_fw-la haereditas_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la petitur_fw-la &_o personae_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la quae_fw-la petunt_fw-la &_o unde_fw-la sic_fw-la dicatur_fw-la quòd_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la angliae_fw-la aliquando_fw-la facta_fw-la fuit_fw-la partitio_fw-la hoc_fw-la fuit_fw-la injustum_fw-la it_o be_v therefore_o evident_a that_o barony_n and_o dignity_n of_o honour_n do_v by_o the_o law_n of_o this_o realm_n descend_v unto_o the_o elder_a coapercener_n and_o the_o judgement_n give_v once_o to_o the_o 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