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convict_v of_o perfidiousness_n or_o of_o foul_a misdemeanour_n as_o his_o fault_n shall_v be_v so_o let_v he_o make_v amends_o 27._o the_o forest_n by_o the_o common_a advice_n of_o my_o baron_n i_o have_v keep_v in_o my_o own_o hand_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o my_o father_n have_v they_o 28._o to_o those_o soldier_n or_o knight_n who_o hold_v and_o maintain_v their_o land_n by_o coat_n of_o male_n that_o be_v diction_n per_fw-la fee_fw-fr de_fw-fr hauberke_n that_o they_o may_v be_v ready_a to_o attend_v their_o lord_n with_o habergeon_n or_o coat_n of_o male_a complete_o arm_a cap_n a_o pee_n i_o grant_v the_o plough-land_n of_o their_o domainsacquit_v from_o all_o geld_n and_o from_o every_o proper_a gift_n of_o i_o that_o as_o they_o be_v ease_v from_o so_o great_a a_o charge_n and_o grievance_n so_o they_o may_v furnish_v themselves_o well_o with_o horse_n and_o arm_n that_o they_o may_v be_v fit_a and_o ready_a for_o my_o service_n and_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o my_o realm_n 29._o i_o restore_v unto_o you_o the_o law_n of_o king_n edward_n with_o other_o amendment_n wherewith_o my_o father_n amend_v it_o those_o amendment_n be_v put_v forth_o by_o lambard_n hitherto_o out_o of_o those_o royal_a and_o general_a letter_n direct_v to_o all_o the_o subject_n chap._n vii_o his_o order_n for_o restraint_n of_o his_o courtier_n what_o the_o punishment_n of_o theft_n coiner_n to_o lose_v their_o hand_n and_o privy-member_n gelding_n a_o kind_n of_o death_n what_o halfpence_n and_o farthing_n to_o pass_v the_o right_a measure_n of_o the_o eln._n the_o king_n price_n set_v for_o provision_n 30._o he_o do_v by_o his_o edict_n or_o proclamation_n restrain_v
for_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o gate_n the_o porter_n who_o give_v admission_n to_o stranger_n in_o a_o different_a character_n according_o in_o the_o latin_a the_o author_n citation_n be_v print_v in_o italic_a which_o because_o they_o be_v so_o frequent_a i_o think_v fit_a rather_o to_o notify_v by_o a_o distinction_n as_o usual_a in_o the_o margin_n thus_o intercidona_n pilumnus_n &_o deverra_n these_o be_v heathen_a deity_n to_o who_o they_o attribute_v the_o care_n of_o their_o child_n who_o else_o they_o think_v silvanus_n might_n like_o oberon_n king_n of_o the_o fairy_n surprise_v or_o do_v some_o other_o mischief_n to_o in_o the_o first_o book_n chap._n 1._o pag._n 2._o lin_v 23._o among_o the_o celts_n and_o gaul_n who_o be_v reckon_v for_o one_o and_o the_o same_o people_n as_o for_o instance_n those_o gaul_n who_o remove_v into_o the_o lesser_a asia_n mix_v with_o the_o greek_n be_v call_v gallograeci_a but_o by_o the_o greek_n be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o by_o contraction_n i_o suppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 41._o bellagines_n that_o be_v by-law_n from_o by_o that_o be_v a_o village_n town_n or_o city_n and_o lagen_n which_o in_o gothish_n be_v a_o law_n so_o that_o it_o signify_v such_o law_n as_o corporation_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o scot_n call_v they_o burlaw_n that_o be_v borough-law_n so_o that_o bellagines_n be_v put_v for_o bilâ—gines_n or_o burlagines_n this_o kind_n of_o law_n obtain_v in_o court_n leet_n and_o court_n baron_n and_o in_o other_o occasion_n where_o the_o people_n of_o the_o place_n make_v their_o own_o law_n chap._n ii_o pag._n 4._o l._n 7._o adrastia_n rhamnusia_n &_o nemesis_n which_o be_v all_o but_o nemesis_n the_o goddess_n of_o revenge_n call_v adrastria_n from_o king_n adrastus_n who_o first_o build_v she_o a_o temple_n and_o rhamnusia_n from_o rhamnus_n a_o village_n in_o the_o athenian_a territory_n where_o she_o be_v worship_v l._n 42._o elohim_n that_o be_v go_n and_o so_o judge_n be_v proper_o call_v according_a to_o the_o original_a notation_n of_o the_o word_n who_o root_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alaâ—_n though_o in_o hebrew_n it_o signify_v to_o curse_v yet_o in_o the_o arabic_a language_n a_o descendent_a of_o the_o hebrew_n it_o betoken_v to_o judge_v thus_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o psalm_n god_n stand_v in_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o god_n and_o i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n etc._n etc._n l._n 45._o it_o subjoin_v to_o it_o the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o wit_n that_o name_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d el_fw-es which_o signify_v a_o mighty_a god_n in_o this_o sense_n the_o cedar_n of_o god_n arâ—_n lofty_a stately_a cedar_n and_o by_o moses_n his_o be_v fair_a to_o god_n be_v mean_v that_o he_o be_v exceed_v fair_a pag._n 5._o lin_v 18._o not_o only_o berecynthia_n but_o also_o juno_n cybele_n why_o cybele_n be_v the_o very_a same_o goddess_n who_o be_v call_v berecynthia_n from_o berecynthus_n a_o hill_n of_o phrygia_n as_o also_o cybelus_n be_v another_o where_o she_o be_v worship_v and_o she_o have_v several_a such_o name_n give_v she_o from_o the_o place_n of_o her_o worship_n as_o dindymene_n pessinuntia_n idaea_n phrygia_n this_o than_o be_v a_o slip_n of_o our_o worthy_a author_n memory_n or_o his_o haste_n chap._n iii_o pag._n 5._o lin_v 34._o not_o by_o the_o number_n of_o day_n but_o of_o night_n thus_o in_o our_o common_a reckon_n we_o say_v a_o seven-night_n that_o be_v seven_o night_n septinoctium_fw-la for_o what_o in_o latin_a they_o say_v septimana_fw-la seven_o morning_n and_o a_o fortnight_n that_o be_v fourteen_o night_n again_o for_o sunday_n and_o holiday_n the_o evening_n which_o conclude_v the_o foregoing_a day_n be_v say_v to_o be_v their_o eve_n that_o be_v evening_n and_o the_o grecian_n agree_v with_o we_o in_o set_v the_o night_n before_o the_o day_n in_o that_o they_o call_v the_o natural_a day_n which_o be_v the_o space_n of_o twenty_o four_o hour_n comprehend_v day_n and_o night_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d night-day_n not_o day-night_n chap._n iu._n pag._n 6._o lin_v 22._o king_n phranicus_fw-la it_o be_v so_o ordinary_a a_o matter_n for_o historian_n when_o they_o treat_v of_o thing_n at_o great_a distance_n of_o time_n to_o devise_v fable_n of_o their_o own_o or_o take_v they_o up_o from_o other_o that_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o this_o phranicus_n be_v design_v to_o give_v name_n to_o france_n whereas_o it_o be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o frank_n who_o come_v to_o plant_v there_o out_o of_o franconia_n a_o country_n of_o germany_n call_v east-france_n l._n 29._o with_o corinus_n one_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o company_n from_o who_o cornwall_n have_v its_o name_n former_o call_v in_o latin_a corinia_n or_o cornavia_n say_v some_o now_o cornubia_n and_o possible_o if_o that_o be_v so_o corinium_n also_o or_o cirencester_n a_o town_n in_o glocestershire_n and_o corinus_n too_o the_o river_n churn_n that_o run_v by_o it_o own_o their_o appellation_n to_o the_o same_o noble_a person_n l._n 31._o new_a troy_n that_o be_v london_n call_v also_o troynovant_n and_o the_o people_n about_o it_o call_v trinobantes_n or_o trinovantes_n from_o who_o also_o the_o city_n itself_o be_v style_v augusta_n trinobantum_n that_o be_v the_o royal_a seat_n of_o the_o new_a trojan_n l._n 40._o king_n belin._n who_o give_v name_n to_o billingsgate_n that_o be_v belin_n gate_n as_o king_n lud_n to_o ludgate_n pag._n 8._o lin_v 39_o eumerus_n messenius_n some_o such_o fabulous_a writer_n as_o our_o sir_n john_n mandevil_n who_o tell_v we_o of_o people_n and_o country_n that_o be_v no_o where_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o world_n chap._n vi_o pag._n 9_o lin_v 19_o in_o the_o time_n of_o brennus_n and_o belinus_n the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v general_n of_o the_o gaul_n who_o be_v call_v senones_n and_o go_v into_o italy_n with_o they_o sack_v rome_n there_o he_o build_v the_o city_n verona_n call_v by_o his_o name_n brennona_n as_o he_o have_v do_v brennoburgum_fw-la now_o brandenburg_n in_o germany_n from_o his_o prowess_n and_o fame_a exploit_n it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o britan_n or_o welsh_n do_v to_o this_o day_n call_v a_o king_n brennin_n of_o the_o other_o viz._n belinus_n some_o mention_n have_v be_v make_v already_o chap._n vii_o pag._n 10._o lin_v 24._o locrine_n camber_n and_o albanactus_n from_o the_o first_o of_o these_o three_o brethren_n to_o wit_n locrine_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o welsh_a call_n england_n lboegr_n that_o fall_v to_o the_o elder_a son_n share_v from_o the_o second_o camber_n that_o a_o welshman_n be_v name_v cumra_n and_o the_o country_n cambria_n and_o from_o the_o three_o albanactus_n that_o scotland_n or_o at_o least_o good_a part_n of_o it_o retain_v the_o term_n of_o albania_n a_o title_n still_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o britain_n second_o brother_n the_o duke_n of_o york_n though_o for_o my_o part_n for_o this_o last_o name_n of_o albanactus_n i_o be_o somewhat_o of_o opinion_n that_o it_o may_v be_v devise_v by_o some_o smattering_n monk_n purposely_o in_o favour_n of_o the_o trojan_a story_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v in_o a_o mongrel_n word_n albae_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d king_n of_o alba_n a_o city_n of_o italy_n build_v by_o one_o of_o aeneas_n his_o son_n l._n 29._o gavelkind_n from_o the_o saxon_a gafel_v or_o gafol_v a_o debt_n or_o tribute_n and_o tyn_a or_o kind_a the_o kindred_n or_o child_n or_o as_o mr._n lambard_n give_v eal_n tyn_a i._n e._n give_v to_o all_o who_o be_v next_o of_o kin_n or_o as_o vorstegan_n give_v all_o kind_n i._n e._n give_v to_o each_o child_n his_o part_n a_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o saxon_n whereby_o the_o father_n estate_n be_v equal_o divide_v among_o his_o son_n as_o it_o be_v still_o among_o the_o daughter_n if_o there_o be_v no_o son_n it_o obtain_v still_o in_o several_a place_n especial_o in_o kent_n by_o the_o concession_n of_o the_o conqueror_n pag._n 11._o lin_v 22._o the_o law_n of_o second_o venus_n not_o have_v plato_n by_o i_o nor_o any_o other_o mean_v to_o inform_v myself_o better_a i_o imagine_v that_o by_o the_o first_o venus_n they_o mean_v the_o force_n of_o lust_n and_o beauty_n which_o do_v so_o natural_o incline_v people_n to_o a_o desire_n of_o union_n and_o copulation_n and_o by_o the_o second_o venus_n consequent_o be_v intend_v that_o prudential_a reason_n by_o which_o man_n according_a to_o wholesome_a and_o equal_a law_n easy_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v gather_v into_o society_n and_o to_o comply_v with_o one_o another_o in_o mutual_a endearment_n p._n 12._o lin_v 12._o jupiter_n register_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o greek_a proverb_n be_v the_o skin_n of_o that_o goat_n which_o nurse_v he_o in_o his_o childhood_n of_o
that_o age_n of_o the_o world_n l._n 26._o prema_n and_o mutinus_fw-la this_o latter_a a_o title_n give_v to_o priapus_n muchwhat_a such_o a_o god_n as_o baal_n peor_n be_v the_o other_o a_o goddess_n forsooth_o much_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n for_o the_o old_a roman_n have_v god_n and_o goddess_n as_o the_o present_a roman_n have_v saint_n for_o every_o thing_n for_o every_o action_n of_o life_n but_o their_o office_n be_v such_o as_o the_o modest_a reader_n will_v easy_o excuse_v the_o want_n of_o explain_v they_o lin._n 38._o say_v progne_n to_o her_o sister_n philomela_n tereus_n king_n of_o thrace_n have_v marry_v progne_n daughter_n of_o pandion_n king_n of_o athens_n when_o he_o go_v to_o fetch_v her_o sister_n philomela_n ravish_v she_o by_o the_o way_n on_o shipboard_n which_o occasion_v a_o bloody_a revenge_n in_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o son_n itys_n at_o last_o they_o be_v turn_v all_o four_o into_o so_o many_o several_a sort_n of_o bird_n progne_n into_o a_o swallow_n philomela_n into_o a_o nightingale_n tereus_n into_o a_o lapwing_n and_o itys_n into_o a_o pheasant_n chap._n xxi_o pag._n 36._o lin_v 20._o with_o head-money_n call_v wergild_n a_o word_n compound_v of_o the_o saxon_a be_v the_o price_n or_o value_n or_o worth_n of_o a_o man_n and_o geld_v or_o gild_v a_o payment_n that_o be_v he_o that_o have_v kill_v another_o be_v to_o buy_v off_o his_o life_n by_o pay_v the_o full_a value_n of_o the_o person_n slay_v the_o prize_n or_o rate_n be_v set_v down_o in_o ethelstan_n law_n by_o thrimsa_n a_o kind_n of_o coin_n or_o piece_n of_o money_n of_o the_o value_n of_o three_o shilling_n say_v mr._n lambard_n which_o be_v reduce_v to_o our_o sterling_a stand_n thus_o a_o peasant_n 40_o l._n 1_o s._n a_o thane_n or_o one_o in_o order_n 300_o l._n a_o general_n or_o chieftain_n 600_o l._n a_o bishop_n or_o alderman_n 1200_o l._n a_o arch_a bishop_n or_o peer_n 2250_o l._n and_o a_o king_n 4500_o l._n half_n of_o which_o last_o sum_n be_v to_o go_v to_o the_o kindred_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o the_o public_a and_o these_o rate_n be_v set_v he_o say_v by_o the_o common_a law_n of_o the_o english_a the_o reason_n of_o this_o pecuniary_a compensation_n be_v their_o tenderness_n of_o life_n that_o two_o man_n may_v not_o die_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o same_o mischance_n according_a to_o that_o say_n in_o a_o ancient_a law_n nulla_fw-la sit_fw-la culpa_fw-la tam_fw-la gravis_fw-la ut_fw-la vita_fw-la non_fw-la concedatur_fw-la propter_fw-la timorem_fw-la dei_fw-la but_o yet_o withal_o in_o some_o case_n of_o premeditate_a or_o clandestine_v murder_n they_o be_v not_o excuse_v from_o make_v satisfaction_n with_o their_o life_n or_o in_o case_n one_o be_v not_o able_a to_o pay_v the_o be_v or_o fine_a he_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n i_o call_v this_o head-money_n because_o in_o latin_a it_n be_v term_v capitis_fw-la aestimatio_fw-la the_o value_n or_o price_n of_o a_o man_n head_n not_o in_o that_o sense_n as_o either_o chevage_a or_o poll-money_n be_v so_o call_v chap._n xxii_o pag._n 37._o lin_v 42._o in_o the_o margin_n caxton_n be_v quote_v a_o book_n it_o seem_v rare_a of_o which_o he_o say_v that_o book_n that_o go_v up_o and_o down_o by_o this_o name_n mr._n warin_n townsend_n of_o lincolns-inn_n a_o gentleman_n noble_a by_o his_o descent_n and_o learning_n both_o very_o friendly_a lend_v i_o for_o my_o use_n in_o a_o very_a fair_a manuscript_n which_o courtesy_n of_o he_o i_o can_v but_o think_v it_o a_o foul_a shame_n for_o i_o not_o to_o own_o and_o acknowledge_v with_o all_o thankfulness_n pag._n 38._o lin_v 17_o 18._o even_o now_o in_o the_o time_n of_o those_o that_o be_v call_v the_o good_n it_o be_v william_n of_o malmesbury_n who_o he_o quote_v etiam_fw-la nunc_fw-la tempore_fw-la bonorum_fw-la whether_o he_o mean_v good_a prince_n who_o will_v have_v those_o law_n observe_v or_o honest_a subject_n who_o will_v observe_v they_o or_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o sort_n of_o man_n in_o his_o time_n that_o go_v by_o that_o character_n of_o boni_fw-la good_a man_n be_v more_o than_o i_o have_v to_o say_v there_o be_v at_o one_o time_n a_o sort_n of_o religious_a person_n that_o go_v by_o the_o name_n of_o bon_fw-fr hommes_fw-fr but_o that_o can_v have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o this_o business_n chap._n xxiii_o pag._n 39_o lin_v 14._o every_o native_a home-born_a lawful_a man_n in_o the_o latin_a it_o be_v indigena_fw-la legalis_fw-la in_o the_o saxon_a law-term_n it_o be_v inlaughe_v or_o inlaugh_n that_o be_v one_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n inlagatus_fw-la who_o be_v in_o frank_n pledge_v or_o belong_v to_o some_o court_n leet_n as_o all_o male_n from_o twelve_o year_n old_a and_o upward_o be_v oblige_v to_o be_v so_o bracton_n tell_v we_o lin._n 27._o decenna_n the_o same_o as_o decuria_n which_o be_v general_o render_v a_o tithing_n i._n e._n a_o company_n of_o ten_o man_n with_o their_o family_n all_o of_o they_o bind_v to_o the_o king_n to_o answer_v for_o one_o another_o good_a and_o peaceable_a behaviour_n from_o the_o latin_a word_n it_o be_v call_v a_o dozein_n and_o the_o people_n that_o belong_v to_o it_o be_v call_v deciner_n or_o dozeniers_n that_o be_v decennarii_fw-la the_o chief_a of_o they_o be_v term_v decurio_fw-la or_o decanus_n friburgi_n the_o tithingman_n or_o headborough_n and_o all_o male_n of_o twelve_o year_n age_n and_o upward_o except_o noble_n and_o religious_a person_n be_v oblige_v to_o be_v of_o some_o dozein_n or_o other_o but_o now_o there_o be_v no_o other_o dozein_n but_o leet_n and_o no_o other_o security_n there_o give_v for_o the_o king_n peace_n but_o the_o person_n own_o oath_n lin._n 29._o friborgh_n from_o the_o saxon_a sreo_fw-la free_a and_o borgh_n a_o surety_n or_o security_n or_o as_o some_o write_v it_o fridburgh_n from_o frid_a peace_n and_o burgh_n a_o surety_n if_o it_o be_v take_v for_o the_o person_n it_o be_v the_o same_o that_o a_o deciner_n we_o now_o speak_v of_o if_o for_o the_o action_n it_o be_v their_o be_v surety_n for_o one_o another_o if_o for_o the_o company_n of_o these_o mutual_a ingager_n it_o be_v the_o same_o as_o decuria_n a_o tything_n in_o saxon_n tienmannatale_fw-la i._n e._n the_o number_n of_o ten_o man_n the_o norman_n retain_v the_o same_o custom_n but_o alter_v the_o name_n call_z it_o frankpledg_v from_o the_o french_a frank_n i._n e._n free_a and_o pledge_v i._n e._n surety_n and_o the_o compass_n or_o circuit_n of_o this_o frankpledg_n the_o same_o as_o that_o of_o friburg_n to_o wit_n the_o decenna_n or_o dozein_n i._n e._n ten_o household_n lin._n 40._o manupastus_n of_o this_o bracton_n set_v down_o a_o rule_n for_o law_n that_o every_o person_n whether_o freeman_n or_o servant_n either_o be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v in_o frankpledge_a or_o of_o some_o body_n mainpast_a now_o he_o be_v of_o one_o mainpast_a say_v he_o who_o be_v allow_v victual_n and_o clothes_n or_o victual_n only_o and_o wage_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o great_a man_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o be_v of_o any_o ordinary_a dozein_n because_o bishop_n earl_n and_o baron_n as_o the_o same_o bracton_n inform_v we_o aught_o to_o have_v their_o menial_a servant_n in_o their_o own_o friborgh_n and_o to_o answer_v to_o the_o king_n for_o their_o behaviour_n and_o to_o pay_v what_o forseit_v they_o shall_v make_v if_o they_o have_v not_o the_o person_n themselves_o forthcoming_a and_o this_o say_v he_o be_v the_o case_n of_o all_o those_o who_o be_v of_o any_o one_o mainpast_a chap._n xxiv_o p._n 41._o lin_v 16._o john_n scot_n erigena_n a_o school-man_n famous_a for_o his_o subtlety_n call_v in_o latin_a johannes_n duns_n scotus_n whether_o duns_n be_v the_o name_n of_o his_o family_n as_o it_o may_v be_v johannes_n de_fw-fr dunis_fw-la which_o in_o english_a will_v be_v john_n down_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o nickname_n give_v he_o for_o his_o slovenliness_n and_o seem_a blockishness_n from_o the_o word_n dunce_n which_o in_o 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