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to_o have_v the_o cause_n of_o summons_n declare_v if_o it_o be_v only_o about_o aid_n and_o escuage_z or_o other_o ordinary_a business_n of_o course_n though_o indeed_o whether_o it_o be_v for_o aid_n or_o other_o business_n may_v not_o be_v know_v without_o this_o declaration_n 12._o ib._n p._n 12._o last_o if_o all_o proprietor_n be_v member_n of_o the_o great_a general_n council_n it_o be_v strange_a there_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v the_o same_o care_n take_v that_o they_o may_v be_v summon_v alas_o what_o signify_v the_o provision_n of_o the_o common_a law_n but_o he_o bring_v a_o argument_n from_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n be_v a_o count_n palatine_n 20._o against_o jan._n etc._n etc._n p._n 20._o and_o not_o subject_a to_o the_o feudal_n law_n whereas_o he_o be_v a_o feudal_a tenant_n though_o 8._o bracton_n lib._n 3._o ca._n 8._o i_o must_v confess_v the_o old_a dotard_n bracton_n say_v comites_fw-la paleys_fw-la count_n palatine_n have_v regal_a jurisdiction_n salvo_fw-la dominio_fw-la domino_fw-la regi_fw-la sicut_fw-la principi_fw-la save_v to_o the_o king_n his_o dominion_n as_o prince_n not_o as_o lord_n of_o the_o feud_n beside_o in_o one_o of_o the_o quotation_n which_o he_o bring_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n however_o come_v to_o parliament_n 17._o against_o jan._n etc._n etc._n p._n 17._o he_o leave_v out_o laici_fw-la because_o it_o manifest_o destroy_v his_o whimsy_n for_o it_o show_v that_o all_o the_o laity_n be_v tenant_n in_o chief_a in_o that_o they_o as_o a_o great_a council_n say_v that_o the_o tenant_n in_o chief_a do_v owe_v no_o service_n but_o he_o have_v another_o fantastical_a notion_n that_o this_o council_n in_o king_n john_n charter_n be_v a_o ordinary_a court._n upon_o which_o he_o have_v these_o argument_n which_o i_o put_v among_o his_o unintelligible_a vagary_n that_o there_o be_v a_o court_n hold_v thrice_o a_o year_n 26._o against_o jan._n p._n 26._o which_o treat_v only_o of_o matter_n of_o 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give_v no_o new_a power_n 79._o ib._n p._n 79._o and_o the_o lord_n depend_v upon_o the_o king_n pleasure_n 42._o ib._n p._n 42._o therefore_o what_o the_o design_n be_v 228._o ib._n p._n 227._o &_o 228._o and_o at_o who_o door_n the_o crime_n of_o it_o lie_v the_o thing_n itself_o speak_v though_o i_o shall_v be_v silent_a but_o for_o fear_v he_o shall_v seduce_v unwary_a reader_n i_o must_v observe_v his_o artifice_n in_o impose_v upon_o they_o the_o belief_n that_o as_o it_o have_v ever_o since_o 49_o h._n 3_o be_v at_o the_o king_n pleasure_n that_o any_o lord_n come_v to_o the_o great_a council_n so_o the_o king_n can_v of_o right_a name_n to_o the_o sheriff_n what_o representative_n for_o the_o county_n 249._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p_o 249._o city_n and_o burrough_n he_o please_v as_o he_o observe_v in_o the_o margin_n upon_o a_o record_n 31_o e._n 3._o but_o he_o be_v not_o so_o candid_a to_o observe_v that_o though_o indeed_o at_o that_o time_n there_o be_v such_o a_o 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242._o 26_o e._n 3._o they_o be_v empower_v to_o consent_v to_o what_o the_o communi_fw-la consilio_fw-la contigerit_fw-la ordinari_fw-la 3._o p._n 246._o 27_o e._n 3._o and_o that_o such_o a_o council_n make_v law_n as_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o staple_n make_v the_o 21_o and_o e._n 3._o to_o which_o the_o answer_n be_v very_o obvious_a that_o they_o make_v only_a ordinance_n not_o law_n and_o that_o these_o be_v magna_fw-la consilia_fw-la take_v in_o a_o sense_n total_o different_a from_o the_o generalia_fw-la concilia_fw-la or_o parliament_n and_o all_o this_o appear_v above_o the_o power_n and_o subtlety_n of_o our_o learned_a doctor_n evasion_n in_o that_o the_o record_v cite_v by_o himself_o in_o the_o 26_o e._n 3._o call_v the_o assembly_n they_o be_v summon_v to_o concilium_fw-la only_a and_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o the_o twenty_o eight_o of_o that_o king_n call_v what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o ordinance_n 13._o 28_o e._n 3._o c._n 13._o and_o that_o 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43._o and_o 〈◊〉_d can_v not_o have_v have_v so_o much_o as_o pâ—â—_n custom_n or_o by_o law_n neither_o haâ—_n other_o incorporate_v town_n any_o for_o be_v not_o within_o the_o charter_n of_o libeâ—_n which_o be_v to_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la what_o say_v fortescue_n to_o all_o this_o can_v he_o answer_v it_o when_o he_o makeâ—_n the_o genus_fw-la to_o all_o division_n under_o hundred_o so_o that_o either_o a_o bull_n corporate_v town_n other_o town_n and_o a_o â—â—arish_n angl._n vid._n the_o franckpledge_a in_o every_o vill._n vid._n etiam_fw-la jan._n angl._n or_o village_n may_v be_v a_o vill_n mes_fw-fr neâ—e_fw-fr conuerso_fw-la but_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o fortescue_n can_v gain_v credit_n when_o such_o a_o â—â—thor_n say_v the_o contrary_a however_o â—â—'s_v hear_v he_o for_o methinks_v the_o man_n â—â—oks_v as_o if_o he_o have_v some_o weight_n in_o he_o hundred_o be_v divide_v into_o village_n 52â—_n fortescue_n de_fw-fr laudibus_fw-la legum_n angl_n p._n 52â—_n â—â—der_v which_o appellation_n be_v contain_v â—â—rroughs_n and_o by_o burrough_n must_v be_v â—â—ant_a such_o as_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la town_n inâ—â—porated_v without_o such_o tenure_n or_o not_o â—orporated_v or_o else_o these_o be_v no_o diviâ—â—ns_n within_o a_o hundred_o and_o to_o be_v â—e_n a_o ordinary_a village_n be_v a_o village_n here_o burrough_n be_v make_v the_o genus_fw-la to_o all_o â—â—wns_n but_o not_o to_o village_n but_o as_o he_o owe_v wherein_o a_o village_n consist_v it_o wholâ—roves_v to_o my_o mind_n for_o the_o bound_n of_o village_n be_v not_o con_v within_o the_o circuit_n of_o wall_n b._n p._n 52._o b._n build_v or_o street_n but_o within_o the_o compass_n field_n great_a authority_n certain_a hamâ—â—_n and_o many_o other_o as_o of_o water_n wood_n 〈◊〉_d wast-ground_n which_o it_o be_v not_o needful_a set_v forth_o by_o their_o name_n here_o not_o any_o one_o of_o the_o particule_n seem_v necessary_a to_o be_v add_v to_o the_o â—â—er_n unless_o all_o 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sure_a he_o villae_fw-la the_o inhabitant_n hold_v free-â—ands_a in_o any_o village_n or_o parish_n come_v by_o representation_n so_o that_o in_o the_o charter_n of_o king_n john_n villae_fw-la must_v signify_v inferior_a town_n or_o parish_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o 25._o of_o ed._n he_o first_o but_o 64._o p._n 64._o it_o be_v a_o absurd_a supposal_n that_o by_o he_o 25._o of_o e._n 1._o the_o constitution_n be_v not_o â—etled_v even_o though_o himself_o say_v that_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n be_v constitute_v before_o â—nd_v that_o a_o new_a government_n be_v not_o onâ—y_o frame_v pa._n against_o mr._n petyt_n pa._n but_o set_v up_o nay_o i_o shall_v prove_v â—hat_n the_o representation_n of_o the_o commons_o be_v then_o settle_v but_o to_o urge_v almost_o he_o same_o argument_n from_o other_o word_n of_o he_o if_o hen._n the_o three_o charter_n accord_v to_o matthew_n paris_n 62._o p._n 62._o on_o who_o he_o â—elies_v in_o nothing_o differ_v from_o king_n john_n dispute_n as_o i_o have_v see_v in_o several_a manuscript_n of_o great_a antiquity_n affirm_v that_o they_o be_v some_o 2._o and_o some_o 9_o h._n 3._o and_o which_o the_o charter_n enrol_v 28_o ed._n 1._o prove_v beyond_o dispute_n and_o yet_o in_o that_o of_o henry_n the_o three_o the_o clause_n relate_v to_o the_o tenant_n in_o capitâ—_n be_v leave_v out_o be_v it_o not_o demonstration_n to_o he_o that_o the_o rightâ—_n of_o small_a town_n and_o parishen_v be_v preserve_v by_o the_o general_a word_n i_o insist_v upon_o and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o charter_n 15_o ed._n 1._o when_o the_o commons_o be_v noâ—_n oblige_v to_o be_v represent_v by_o tenant_n iâ—_n capite_fw-la only_a he_o himself_o contend_v for_o noâ—_n more_o than_o the_o fact_n that_o sometime_o moâ—â—_n of_o the_o knight_n for_o the_o county_n weâ—â—_n such_o as_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la by_o knight_n service_n but_o why_o be_v not_o henry_n the_o three_o confirmation_n of_o king_n john_n charter_n 〈◊〉_d much_o the_o charter_n or_o grant_v of_o h._n 3._o â—_o ed._n the_o first_o be_v confirmation_n make_v it_o hiâ—_n charter_n so_o that_o here_o be_v another_o contradiction_n if_o he_o insist_v upon_o it_o that_o it_o be_v not_o as_o proper_o the_o charter_n of_o hen._n 3._o as_o ed._n 1._o and_o in_o truth_n henry_n the_o three_o be_v most_o proper_o he_o since_o he_o grant_v it_o not_o as_o a_o confirmation_n of_o king_n john_n charter_n but_o as_o the_o liberty_n which_o be_v in_o england_n in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o grandfather_n hen._n 2._o for_o although_o the_o king_n say_v 〈…〉_o ma._n paris_n 305._o 〈…〉_o omnes_fw-la illas_fw-la libertates_fw-la juravimus_fw-la which_o i_o take_v it_o refer_v to_o the_o confirmation_n 20_o yet_o one_o of_o his_o councillor_n insist_o upon_o it_o in_o the_o king_n name_n that_o they_o be_v extort_a by_o force_n from_o king_n john_n for_o his_o charter_n they_o
acquire_v the_o crown_n by_o election_n these_o thing_n show_v it_o to_o have_v be_v as_o factious_a as_o those_o which_o be_v condemn_v but_o we_o must_v have_v recourse_n to_o the_o history_n to_o know_v how_o he_o become_v king_n here_o england_n since_o it_o have_v be_v reduce_v to_o a_o monarchy_n by_o the_o conduct_n and_o magnanimity_n of_o the_o great_a king_n alfred_n find_v that_o benefit_n of_o be_v under_o one_o head_n that_o before_o succession_n be_v settle_v when_o a_o king_n die_v the_o people_n voluntary_o pitch_v upon_o some_o one_o to_o who_o they_o may_v pay_v their_o allegiance_n and_o from_o who_o they_o may_v expect_v protection_n when_o a_o king_n quit_v his_o mortal_a dominion_n to_o be_v assessor_n with_o the_o principality_n and_o power_n in_o the_o high_a orb._n the_o question_n be_v not_o whether_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o king_n or_o no_o but_o who_o shall_v be_v the_o man_n the_o confessor_n through_o some_o foolish_a vow_n which_o be_v void_a in_o its_o self_n have_v deny_v marriage-rights_a to_o his_o queen_n they_o have_v none_o of_o his_o issue_n to_o set_v their_o hope_n upon_o and_o perhaps_o they_o be_v loath_a to_o fall_v again_o before_o a_o family_n which_o they_o have_v former_o disoblige_v and_o therefore_o will_v not_o think_v upon_o edgar_n etheling_n who_o be_v heir_n to_o he_o that_o wear_v the_o crown_n next_o before_o the_o confessor_n but_o that_o monarch_n of_o their_o choice_n and_o as_o it_o be_v believe_v the_o elect_a of_o heaven_n be_v in_o such_o esteem_n with_o they_o that_o the_o great_a worth_n and_o the_o clear_a stream_n of_o royal_a blood_n will_v have_v signify_v little_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o deference_n they_o pay_v to_o his_o sanctify_a judgement_n and_o therefore_o his_o recommendation_n in_o such_o a_o superstitious_a age_n be_v to_o they_o a_o kind_n of_o divine_a revelation_n the_o norman_a prince_n electus_fw-la abreu._n chron._n rad._n de_fw-la diceto_fw-la foe_fw-mi 479._o subregulus_fw-la haroldus_n godwini_fw-la filius_fw-la quem_fw-la rex_fw-la ante_fw-la suum_fw-la decessum_fw-la elegerat_fw-la à _fw-la to_o tius_fw-la angliae_fw-la primatibus_fw-la ad_fw-la regale_n culmen_fw-la electus_fw-la william_n pretend_v a_o direct_a gift_n of_o the_o crown_n from_o he_o but_o there_o be_v authority_n which_o tell_v we_o that_o upon_o his_o nomination_n the_o chiefâ—_n man_n of_o all_o england_n choose_v harold_n whether_o this_o illustrious_a son_n of_o the_o great_a earl_n godwin_n be_v design_v by_o the_o confessor_n or_o no_o be_v leave_v in_o dispute_n but_o that_o he_o arrive_v to_o his_o high_a trust_n by_o a_o general_a election_n of_o those_o who_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v under_o defuncti_fw-la m._n s._n ex_fw-la bib_n domini_fw-la wild_n defuncti_fw-la or_o satisfy_v the_o rest_n be_v certain_a and_o yet_o a_o ancient_a author_n call_v he_o conqueror_n heraldus_n strenius_n dux_n conquestor_n angliae_fw-la if_o harold_n have_v make_v a_o absolute_a conquest_n which_o no_o man_n pretend_v that_o i_o find_v and_o william_n have_v conquer_v he_o perhaps_o there_o will_v have_v be_v a_o devolution_n of_o a_o conqueror_n right_o upon_o he_o who_o subdue_v harold_n but_o there_o be_v only_o a_o competition_n between_o these_o two_o prince_n for_o that_o dignity_n and_o authority_n which_o election_n have_v vest_v in_o harold_n it_o be_v this_o that_o william_n fight_v for_o not_o for_o the_o life_n liberty_n and_o fortune_n of_o the_o people_n and_o william_n himself_o upon_o his_o deathbed_n be_v ask_v to_o who_o he_o will_v devise_v his_o kingdom_n make_v answer_n that_o he_o will_v not_o pretend_v to_o dispose_v of_o it_o and_o give_v this_o reason_n which_o argue_v that_o he_o think_v he_o have_v no_o right_a so_o to_o do_v non_fw-la enim_fw-la tantum_fw-la decus_fw-la haereditario_fw-la jure_fw-la possedi_fw-la for_o 104._o comb._n brit._n f._n 104._o i_o possess_v not_o this_o honour_n as_o a_o right_n of_o inheritance_n which_o here_o must_v be_v mean_v as_o what_o i_o have_v a_o absolute_a property_n in_o and_o disposal_n of_o sed_fw-la diro_fw-la inflictu_fw-la &_o multâ_fw-la effusione_n sanguinis_fw-la humani_fw-la perjuro_fw-la regi_fw-la haroldo_n abstuli_fw-la &_o interfectis_fw-la vel_fw-la fugatis_fw-la fautoribus_fw-la ejus_fw-la dominatui_fw-la meo_fw-la subegi_fw-la but_o by_o a_o direful_a conflict_n and_o much_o effusion_n of_o humane_a blood_n i_o take_v it_o from_o perjure_a king_n harold_n and_o bring_v it_o under_o my_o dominion_n through_o the_o death_n or_o flight_n of_o his_o abettor_n with_o this_o agree_v lex_fw-la noricorum_fw-la in_o the_o confirmation_n of_o st._n edward_n law_n william_n the_o bastard_n through_o god_n permission_n subdue_a harold_n regnum_fw-la anglorum_fw-la victoriosè_fw-la adeptus_fw-la est_fw-la get_v the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n by_o his_o victory_n but_o the_o victory_n be_v over_o harold_n not_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n i_o wonder_v our_o antagonist_n bring_v not_o this_o to_o prove_v that_o william_n the_o bastard_n get_v all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o he_o grant_v all_o the_o land_n of_o whole_a county_n under_o the_o word_n comitatus_fw-la but_o as_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o the_o proceed_n of_o this_o prince_n to_o his_o be_v crown_v prove_v his_o election_n so_o his_o transaction_n with_o harold_n show_v that_o he_o labour_v only_o to_o have_v that_o power_n which_o he_o say_v harold_n maintain_v by_o perjury_n suppose_v therefore_o harold_n have_v not_o oppose_v and_o without_o more_o turmoil_n william_n have_v be_v crown_v have_v he_o in_o this_o case_n be_v a_o conqueror_n in_o the_o sense_n contend_v for_o and_o what_o make_v the_o difference_n between_o his_o have_v it_o of_o harold_n free_o or_o by_o force_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n sure_o he_o will_v never_o have_v endeavour_v to_o come_v in_o by_o treaty_n to_o a_o limit_a dominion_n when_o with_o those_o advantage_n that_o be_v on_o his_o side_n he_o may_v expect_v by_o turn_v â—ut_v harold_n to_o jump_v into_o the_o absolute_a disposal_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n but_o immediate_o after_o st._n edward_n death_n he_o send_v a_o ambassador_n to_o demand_v a_o resignation_n from_o harold_n to_o which_o he_o urge_v his_o obligation_n by_o oath_n the_o gift_n of_o his_o kinsman_n the_o confessor_n be_v likewise_o pretend_v but_o harold_n argue_v for_o the_o invalidity_n both_o of_o his_o own_o oath_n and_o the_o other_o bequest_n because_o they_o be_v 439._o selden_n review_n of_o the_o history_n of_o tithe_n p._n 439._o absque_fw-la generali_fw-la senate_n &_o populi_fw-la conventu_fw-la &_o edicto_fw-la that_o â—s_n no_o act_n of_o the_o common-council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o council_n be_v represent_v by_o this_o author_n under_o the_o form_n of_o the_o roman_a council_n at_o those_o time_n when_o beside_o the_o senator_n vote_n there_o be_v the_o jussus_fw-la populi_fw-la and_o this_o be_v in_o other_o word_n 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practice_n that_o other_o have_v right_o be_v undeniable_a from_o the_o word_n and_o it_o be_v as_o clear_v from_o practice_n who_o those_o other_o be_v and_o whether_o or_o no_o all_o the_o member_n of_o the_o great_a council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n or_o even_o all_o such_o as_o be_v tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la come_v to_o council_n in_o person_n either_o upon_o general_n or_o special_a summons_n as_o such_o tenant_n do_v to_o the_o convention_n for_o matter_n of_o their_o tenure_n be_v not_o mention_v but_o leave_v to_o that_o ancient_a course_n and_o right_o which_o the_o practice_n or_o fact_n explain_v though_o this_o last_o be_v bare_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o summons_n yet_o it_o show_v that_o the_o manner_n be_v mention_v only_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o form_n of_o a_o ordinary_a curia_fw-la regis_fw-la as_o i_o show_v the_o council_n of_o tenant_n to_o have_v be_v the_o word_n upon_o which_o our_o dispute_n be_v be_v these_o nullum_fw-la scutagium_fw-la vel_fw-la auxilium_fw-la 257._o mat._n paris_n fol._n 257._o ponam_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la commune_fw-la consilium_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la nisi_fw-la ad_fw-la corpus_fw-la nostrum_fw-la redimendum_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la primogenitum_fw-la filium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la militem_fw-la faciendum_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la primogenitam_fw-la filiam_fw-la nostram_fw-la semel_fw-la maritandam_fw-la et_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la fiet_fw-la nisi_fw-la rationabile_fw-la auxilium_fw-la simili_fw-la modo_fw-la fiat_fw-la de_fw-la auxiliis_fw-la de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la londinensi_fw-la &_o civitas_n londoniensis_n habeat_fw-la omnes_fw-la antiquas_fw-la libertates_fw-la &_o liberas_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la svas_fw-la tam_fw-la per_fw-la terras_fw-la quum_fw-la per_fw-la aquas_fw-la praeterea_fw-la volumus_fw-la &_o concedimus_fw-la quod_fw-la omnes_fw-la aliae_fw-la civitates_fw-la &_o burgi_n &_o villae_fw-la &_o barones_n the_o quinque_fw-la portubus_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la portus_fw-la habeant_fw-la omnes_fw-la libertates_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la liberas_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la svas_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la habendum_fw-la commune_fw-la concilium_fw-la regni_fw-la de_fw-la auxiliis_fw-la assidendis_fw-la aliter_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o tribus_fw-la casibus_fw-la praedictis_fw-la &_o de_fw-la scutagiis_fw-la assidendis_fw-la submoneri_fw-la faciemus_fw-la archiepiscopos_fw-la episcopos_fw-la abbates_n comites_fw-la &_o majores_fw-la barones_n regni_fw-la sigillatim_fw-la per_fw-la literas_fw-la nostras_fw-la &_o praeterea_fw-la faciemus_fw-la submoneri_fw-la in_o generali_fw-la per_fw-la vicecomites_fw-la &_o ballivos_fw-la nostros_fw-la omnes_fw-la alios_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la tenent_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la ad_fw-la certum_fw-la diem_fw-la scilicet_fw-la ad_fw-la terminum_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la dierum_fw-la ad_fw-la minus_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la certum_fw-la locum_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la literis_fw-la submonitionis_fw-la illius_fw-la causam_fw-la submonitionis_fw-la illius_fw-la exponemus_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la factâ_fw-la submonitione_fw-la negotium_fw-la procedat_fw-la ad_fw-la diem_fw-la assignatum_fw-la secundum_fw-la consilium_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la praesentes_fw-la fuerint_fw-la quamvis_fw-la non_fw-la omnes_fw-la submoniti_fw-la venerint_fw-la my_o inference_n from_o hence_o as_o i_o find_v et_fw-fr de_fw-fr scutagiis_fw-la assidendis_fw-la divide_v in_o a_o distinct_a period_n from_o what_o go_v before_o the_o dr._n how_o foul_a soever_o his_o reflection_n of_o new-face-maker_n be_v 3._o against_o jani_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 3._o have_v render_v not_o unfair_o viz._n that_o the_o city_n of_o london_n all_o city_n burg_n parish_n or_o township_n that_o be_v the_o uillani_fw-la their_o inhabitant_n the_o baroon_n of_o freeman_n of_o the_o five_o port_n and_o all_o port_n shall_v among_o other_o free_a custom_n enjoy_v their_o right_n of_o be_v of_o or_o constitute_v the_o common_a council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o this_o read_n and_o my_o deduction_n from_o it_o be_v not_o so_o far_o remote_a from_o reason_n and_o sense_n 60._o against_o jani_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 60._o that_o no_o man_n but_o myself_o can_v ever_o have_v think_v of_o they_o appear_v in_o that_o he_o or_o they_o who_o midwive_v into_o the_o world_n the_o spurious_a glossary_a glos._n 2_o part_n of_o the_o glos._n use_v some_o artifice_n to_o keep_v they_o
out_o of_o this_o curia_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o which_o as_o well_o as_o the_o king_n own_o the_o charge_n be_v divide_v chap._n viii_o that_o ordinary_a freeholders_n be_v noble_n before_o the_o 49._o of_o hen._n 3._o and_o come_v to_o the_o great_a council_n as_o such_o in_o their_o own_o person_n have_v vindicate_v from_o his_o cavil_n my_o notion_n of_o the_o curia_fw-la regis_fw-la and_o the_o present_a seat_n of_o its_o power_n i_o shall_v address_v myself_o to_o show_v that_o i_o have_v not_o cheat_v my_o reader_n in_o the_o proof_n i_o have_v bring_v of_o the_o general_a council_n of_o the_o nation_n much_o more_o large_a than_o the_o ordinary_a curia_fw-la regis_fw-la i_o think_v i_o have_v show_v in_o my_o first_o essay_n in_o this_o kind_n by_o very_o clear_a proof_n that_o the_o liberè_fw-la tenentes_fw-la of_o the_o kingdom_n freeholders_n come_v to_o the_o great_a council_n from_o the_o reign_n of_o william_n the_o first_o inclusive_o to_o the_o 48._o or_o 49._o of_o hen._n 3._o without_o any_o settle_a exclusion_n which_o be_v enough_o if_o it_o reach_v to_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o with_o which_o the_o balance_n be_v if_o i_o prove_v that_o as_o such_o to_o wit_n mere_o because_o of_o property_n be_v it_o more_o or_o less_o they_o be_v noble_a the_o proof_n will_v be_v yet_o strong_a because_o all_o author_n and_o record_n agree_v that_o no_o noble_n be_v exclude_v till_o then_o mr._n petyt_n have_v very_o judicious_o assert_v the_o right_n of_o commoner_n all_o along_o before_o the_o conquest_n which_o our_o opponent_n like_o a_o right_a sophister_n will_v have_v to_o be_v from_o the_o creation_n whereas_o that_o it_o be_v so_o immemorial_o so_o as_o there_o be_v no_o footstep_n to_o the_o contrary_a be_v as_o much_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o law_n as_o if_o from_o his_o fantastical_a epocha_n so_o in_o domesday-book_n land_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v semper_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la or_o in_o monasterio_n to_o take_v in_o the_o justification_n both_o of_o mr._n petyt_n and_o myself_o i_o shall_v prove_v that_o all_o the_o freeholders_n which_o be_v in_o a_o true_a sense_n universi_fw-la de_fw-la regno_fw-la be_v noble_n that_o these_o be_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n appear_v by_o one_o of_o the_o statute_n require_v the_o enter_v into_o such_o sodality_n de_fw-fr omnibus_fw-la villis_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la sub_fw-la decimali_fw-la fidejussione_n debebant_fw-la esse_fw-la universi_fw-la 19_o leges_fw-la sancti_fw-la ed._n cap._n 19_o the_o whole_a people_n of_o all_o the_o vill_n of_o the_o kingdom_n aught_o to_o be_v under_o or_o else_o within_o franckpledge_n it_o appear_v by_o another_o law_n that_o those_o who_o be_v not_o freeholders_n be_v under_o the_o pledge_n of_o another_o habeat_fw-la omnis_fw-la dominus_fw-la familiam_fw-la svam_fw-la in_o plegio_fw-la svo_fw-la let_v every_o master_n of_o a_o family_n have_v his_o family_n within_o his_o pledge_n and_o every_o master_n of_o a_o family_n must_v be_v reciprocal_a with_o a_o free-pledge_a or_o freeholder_n for_o he_o who_o have_v not_o wherewith_o to_o maintain_v his_o family_n either_o no_o body_n will_v undertake_v for_o and_o so_o he_o be_v cast_v out_o to_o be_v imprison_v and_o no_o member_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n or_o else_o be_v under_o the_o wing_n of_o another_o have_v not_o wherewith_o otherwise_o to_o subsist_v agreeable_o to_o this_o letae_fw-la spelman_n glos._n do_fw-mi letae_fw-la sir_n h._n s._n call_v these_o free_a pledge_n liberiores_fw-la villae_fw-la seu_fw-la designatae_fw-la stationis_fw-la these_o freeholders_n have_v a_o inferior_a court_n of_o justice_n by_o themselves_o from_o whence_o appeal_n lay_v upward_o to_o the_o hundred_o from_o they_o to_o the_o county_n from_o they_o to_o the_o curia_fw-la regis_fw-la and_o the_o propositus_fw-la or_o headborough_n be_v aldermannus_n friburgos_n aldermannus_n aldermannus_n aldermannus_n leges_fw-la sancti_fw-la ed._n de_fw-fr centum_fw-la &_o â—riborgis_fw-la spelm._n glos._n tit_n friburgos_n isti_fw-la speak_v of_o the_o decanus_n decemvir_fw-la or_o caput_fw-la de_fw-la decem_fw-la inter_v villa_n &_o vicinos_fw-la causas_fw-la tractabant_fw-la &_o secundum_fw-la forisfacturas_fw-la emendationes_fw-la capiebant_fw-la &_o concordationes_fw-la faciebant_fw-la viz._n de_fw-la pascuis_fw-la pratis_fw-la messibus_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr litigationibus_fw-la inter_fw-la vieinos_fw-la &_o innumerabilibus_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la decertationibus_fw-la quae_fw-la humanam_fw-la fragilitatem_fw-la infestant_fw-la &_o eam_fw-la incessanter_fw-la oppugnant_fw-la cum_fw-la autem_fw-la majores_fw-la causae_fw-la erumpebant_fw-la referebantur_fw-la ad_fw-la superiores_fw-la eorum_fw-la justiciarios_fw-la quos_fw-la supradicti_fw-la sapientes_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la constituerant_fw-la frankpledge_a viz._n they_o that_o make_v the_o law_n of_o frankpledge_a scilicet_fw-la super_fw-la decem_fw-la decanos_fw-la quos_fw-la possumus_fw-la dicere_fw-la centuriones_fw-la vel_fw-la centumviros_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la semper_fw-la centum_fw-la friborgos_n judicabant_fw-la they_o treat_v of_o cause_n in_o the_o vill_n and_o among_o their_o neighbour_n they_o take_v satisfaction_n according_a to_o the_o forfeiture_n and_o make_v agreement_n between_o the_o party_n to_o wit_n about_o pasture_n meadow_n crop_n and_o quarrel_n among_o neighbour_n and_o innumerable_a contest_v of_o this_o kind_n which_o infest_a humane_a frailty_n and_o continual_o assault_v it_o but_o when_o great_a cause_n happen_v they_o be_v refer_v to_o justice_n above_o they_o which_o the_o aforesaid_a wiseman_n place_v over_o they_o to_o wit_n over_o the_o head_n of_o ten_o tything_n who_o we_o may_v call_v century_n or_o centumvirs_n because_o they_o always_o judge_v a_o hundred_o frank-pledge_n these_o head_n of_o the_o tithing_n who_o be_v judge_n in_o the_o vill_n be_v aldermanni_n choose_v by_o the_o major_a part_n of_o every_o tything_n from_o this_o it_o follow_v that_o if_o the_o headborough_n be_v a_o alderman_n of_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o freeholders_n than_o the_o right_n of_o freeholders_n to_o dispose_v of_o property_n be_v sufficient_o maintain_v in_o have_v their_o aldermanni_n at_o the_o great_a council_n as_o at_o that_o of_o king_n ina_n inae_fw-la leges_fw-la inae_fw-la where_o the_o law_n be_v make_v exhortatione_n &_o doctrinâ_fw-la of_o some_o great_a man_n particular_o name_v &_o omnium_fw-la aldermannorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la but_o indeed_o there_o be_v beside_o these_o seniores_fw-la sapientes_fw-la which_o i_o take_v it_o will_v reach_v to_o all_o the_o free-pledge_n and_o a_o great_a assembly_n of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n under_o which_o expression_n also_o they_o may_v have_v come_v as_o well_o as_o the_o clergy_n friborgis_n glos._n p._n 31._o omnis_fw-la homo_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la tenuerit_fw-la pro_fw-la libero_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o plegio_fw-la leges_fw-la willielmi_n 1_o est_fw-la quaedam_fw-la summa_fw-la &_o maxima_fw-la securitas_fw-la per_fw-la quaâ—_n omnes_fw-la statu_fw-la firmissimo_fw-la sustinentur_fw-la ut_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la stabiliet_fw-la se_fw-la sub_fw-la fiâ—â—jussiâ—nis_fw-la securitate_fw-la leges_fw-la sancti_fw-la ed._n de_fw-fr friborgis_n yet_o our_o author_n have_v shut_v out_o all_o clerk_n and_o knight_n suppose_v they_o all_o along_o to_o have_v be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o nation_n divide_v into_o decuries_n or_o tything_n but_o the_o main_a point_n yet_o unprove_v be_v that_o every_o dominus_fw-la familiae_fw-la or_o freeholder_n be_v a_o thayn_n and_o this_o i_o will_v prove_v by_o the_o great_a authority_n that_o of_o statute_n law_n et_fw-la habeat_fw-la omnis_fw-la dominus_fw-la familiam_fw-la svam_fw-la in_o plegio_fw-la svo_fw-la &_o si_fw-la accusetur_fw-la in_o aliquo_fw-la respondeat_fw-la in_o hundredo_fw-la ubi_fw-la compellabitur_fw-la sicut_fw-la recta_fw-la lex_fw-la sit_fw-la 52._o leges_fw-la câ—nuti_n c._n 52._o quod_fw-la si_fw-la aâ—cusetur_fw-la &_o fugiat_fw-la reddat_fw-la dominus_fw-la ejus_fw-la regi_fw-la weram_fw-la i._o precium_fw-la nativitatis_fw-la hominis_fw-la illius_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la dominus_fw-la accusetur_fw-la quod_fw-la ejus_fw-la consilio_fw-la fugerit_fw-la adlegiet_fw-la se_fw-la cum_fw-la quinque_fw-la thanis_n id_fw-la est_fw-la nobilibus_fw-la &_o idem_fw-la sit_fw-la sextus_fw-la si_fw-la purgatio_fw-la frangat_fw-la ei_fw-la reddat_fw-la ei_fw-la weram_fw-la svam_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la fugerit_fw-la extra_fw-la legem_fw-la habeatur_fw-la and_o let_v every_o master_n have_v his_o family_n in_o his_o pledge_n and_o if_o he_o be_v accuse_v in_o any_o thing_n let_v he_o that_o be_v of_o the_o family_n answer_v in_o the_o hundred_o where_o he_o shall_v be_v try_v according_a to_o law_n but_o if_o he_o be_v accuse_v and_o fly_v for_o it_o let_v his_o master_n pay_v the_o king_n his_o be_v that_o be_v the_o price_n of_o his_o head_n or_o of_o his_o birth_n and_o if_o the_o master_n be_v accuse_v that_o he_o flee_v with_o his_o counsel_n or_o consent_n let_v he_o wage_v his_o law_n with_o five_o thain_n that_o be_v nobles_z and_o let_v himself_o be_v the_o six_o if_o he_o can_v acquit_v himself_o let_v he_o pay_v the_o king_n the_o price_n of_o his_o head_n and_o let_v the_o party_n that_o flee_v be_v outlaw_v here_o the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n be_v join_v with_o five_o thayn_n and_o he_o make_v the_o six_o and_o this_o the_o
honourable_a &_o sage_n communâ—â—_n pleise_n a_o vous_fw-fr honourables_fw-fr sire_n considereâ—_n etc._n etc._n lu._n quele_n petition_n &_o bien_fw-fr conceive_v 〈◊〉_d mesme_fw-fr le_fw-fr parliament_n fuit_fw-la respondu_fw-fr etc._n etc._n hospitalx_n etc._n etc._n etc._n rot._n parl._n 3_o h._n 5._o pars_fw-la 2._o n._n 36._o hospitalx_n pleise_v a_o les_fw-fr honourables_fw-fr &_o sageâ—_n commune_v fountain_n commune_v commune_v commune_v rot._n parl._n 4_o h._n 5._o n._n 19_o pour_fw-fr labbe_n de_fw-fr fountain_n pleise_v as_o honourable_n &_o sagâ—_n commune_v decastre_n commune_v commune_v commune_v rot._n parl._n 5_o n._n 16._o pour_fw-fr le_fw-fr duc_n decastre_n as_o honourables_n commune_v que_fw-fr pleiâ—â—_n a_fw-fr vous_fw-fr sage_n discretion_n de_fw-fr prier_fw-la etc._n etc._n clinton_n etc._n etc._n etc._n rot._n parl._n 9_o h._n 5._o pars_fw-la 2._o n._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d willielmo_n domino_fw-la de_fw-fr clinton_n alice_n honourables_n &_o tressage_n comâ—munes_v supply_v sire_n william_n de_fw-fr clinton_n &_o 〈◊〉_d as_o tressage_n 17._o rot._n parl._n 6._o h._n 6._o n._n 17._o &_o treshonourables_n commune_v de_fw-fr cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n harris_n pro_fw-la johanne_n harris_n pleise_v â—vous_a tresnoble_n discretion_n de_fw-la prier_fw-la a_fw-fr noâ—tre_fw-fr seignieur_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr etc._n etc._n 29._o rot._n 8._o h._n 6._o 29._o please_v a_o tressage_n &_o honorables_n commune_v etc._n etc._n 36._o rot._n parl._n 15_o h._n 6._o n._n 36._o 4._o honorables_n &_o sage_n sire_n les_fw-fr commune_v as_o honorables_n 51._o rot._n parl._n 2_o h._n 5._o n._n 51._o &_o sage_n sire_n les_fw-fr commune_v de_fw-fr cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n dirland_n rot._n parl._n 4._o h_o 5._o pour_fw-fr la_fw-fr terre_fw-fr dirland_n as_o honorables_fw-fr &_o sage_n sire_n les_fw-fr commune_v dice_a present_a parliament_n suppliant_a etc._n etc._n 5._o honorables_n treshonorables_n tresnoble_n gracious_a &_o tressage_n seignieurs_fw-fr les_fw-fr commune_v at_fw-fr les_fw-fr tressage_n 22._o rot._n parl._n 2_o h._n 5._o pars_fw-la 2._o n._n 22._o &_o honorables_n seignieurs_fw-fr les_fw-fr commune_v de_fw-fr cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n supply_v treshumblement_n feyre_n pour_fw-fr mark_n le_fw-fr feyre_n etc._n etc._n please_v avoz_n honorables_n &_o sage_n discretion_n graciousement_n supplier_n a_o nostre_fw-fr sovereign_a etc._n etc._n la_fw-fr quele_n petition_n lieu_n en_fw-fr dit_fw-fr parliament_n &_o plenement_n entendue_v fuit_fw-la respondu_fw-fr en_fw-fr manere_fw-la qeu_fw-fr suit_n etc._n etc._n 20._o etc._n etc._n etc._n rot._n parl._n 4_o h._n 5._o n._n 20._o as_o treshonorables_n &_o graciouse_n seignieurs_fw-fr la_fw-fr commune_fw-la du_fw-fr cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n etc._n etc._n lym._n etc._n etc._n etc._n bundle_n pet._n parl._n 4._o h._n 4._o pur_fw-mi burgey_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr ville_fw-fr de_fw-fr lym._n as_o tressage_n &_o tresnobles_a commune_v the_o cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n sect_n 4._o for_o confirmation_n of_o the_o nobility_n of_o such_o commons_o as_o now_o be_v represent_v in_o parliament_n i_o shall_v add_v the_o authority_n of_o our_o great_a master_n of_o record_n the_o design_n of_o his_o book_n be_v â—hieâ—â—y_o to_o prove_v that_o only_a tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la be_v member_n of_o the_o great_a council_n but_o find_v all_o the_o nobility_n there_o he_o often_o extend_v itâ—_n far_o to_o their_o tenant_n by_o knight_n service_n one_o of_o his_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o commoner_n be_v not_o member_n be_v because_o though_o record_n mention_v communitas_fw-la or_o milites_fw-la 110._o p._n 110._o which_o take_v in_o the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o their_o tenant_n by_o knight_n service_n &_o fideles_fw-la 183._o p._n 183._o yet_o mat._n paris_n have_v only_o tota_fw-la angliâ—_n nobilitas_fw-la or_o magnates_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o in_o shortâ—_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v that_o all_o the_o member_n be_v noble_n 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the_o word_n populus_fw-la in_o the_o title_n preface_n or_o body_n of_o any_o of_o they_o except_o in_o that_o spurious_a one_o of_o king_n ina_n 15._o p._n 15._o yet_o now_o i_o bethink_v myself_o king_n edward_n surname_v the_o elder_a call_v a_o synod_n of_o english_a nobility_n wherein_o plegmund_n preside_v here_o his_o own_o author_n tell_v we_o in_o few_o word_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o long_a title_n of_o this_o synod_n which_o just_o before_o he_o have_v mention_v viz._n that_o the_o bishop_n abbet_n fideles_fw-la proceres_fw-la and_o populus_fw-la be_v all_o nobiles_fw-la nobleman_n whence_o some_o will_v infer_v that_o inferior_a proprietor_n be_v there_o as_o nobileâ—_n but_o it_o be_v without_o all_o colour_n of_o reason_n and_o in_o the_o grand_a league_n and_o union_n between_o the_o briton_n 9_o ibid._n p._n 8._o and_o 9_o saxon_n and_o pict_n per_fw-la commune_fw-la concilium_fw-la &_o assensum_fw-la omnium_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la procerum_fw-la comitum_fw-la &_o 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common_a intendment_n be_v mean_v of_o come_v as_o member_n in_o their_o own_o person_n 4._o against_o jani_fw-la p_o 4._o and_o when_o they_o agree_v to_o it_o which_o be_v no_o abridgement_n of_o their_o personal_a right_n they_o come_v by_o representation_n and_o election_n and_o every_o one_o be_v there_o himself_o virtual_o by_o his_o deputy_n but_o they_o often_o meet_v in_o vast_a body_n and_o in_o capacious_a place_n both_o in_o the_o saxon_a time_n and_o after_o william_n the_o first_o obtain_v the_o imperial_a crown_n 1._o if_o you_o will_v believe_v the_o chair_n all_o this_o be_v precarious_o say_v 89._o against_o jani_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 89._o without_o foundation_n or_o authority_n however_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o i_o seem_v to_o back_o it_o with_o a_o instance_n where_o i_o say_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o proprietor_n be_v assemble_v at_o runemede_o between_o stanes_n and_o windsor_n at_o the_o pass_n of_o king_n john_n charter_n the_o doctor_n refer_v we_o to_o p._n 106._o and_o 107._o of_o his_o pretend_a answer_n to_o mr._n petyt_n to_o see_v what_o this_o assembly_n be_v and_o of_o who_o it_o consist_v where_o he_o prove_v my_o assertion_n be_v all_o that_o he_o there_o show_v be_v that_o there_o be_v not_o time_n for_o writ_n to_o issue_n to_o choose_v any_o representatives_n of_o the_o commons_o but_o not_o a_o word_n offer_v against_o their_o be_v there_o in_o their_o own_o person_n have_v be_v get_v together_o expect_v the_o king_n answer_v to_o their_o demand_n who_o appoint_v a_o meeting_n at_o runemede_o dorso_fw-la rot._n pat._n 17._o joh._n pars_fw-la unica_fw-la m._n 13._o n._n 3._o ib._n m._n 23._o dorso_fw-la the_o record_n say_v there_o be_v comites_fw-la &_o barones_n &_o liberi_fw-la homines_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la or_o according_a to_o that_o expounder_n of_o more_o fallible_a record_n ma._n paris_n marg._n against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 183._o p._n 127._o in_o marg._n there_o be_v the_o magnate_v which_o must_v 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as_o i_o observe_v in_o the_o same_o page_n be_v a_o strong_a argument_n that_o vast_a body_n compose_v the_o great_a council_n in_o those_o day_n and_o why_o tenant_n in_o free_a socage_n be_v not_o member_n as_o well_o as_o such_o as_o hold_v of_o subject_n by_o knight_n service_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n but_o wait_v for_o the_o doctor_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o i_o shall_v present_v he_o with_o some_o other_o authority_n which_o show_v that_o my_o assertion_n be_v not_o precarious_a 2._o if_o in_o the_o 38th_o of_o h._n 3._o the_o commons_o or_o probi_fw-la homines_fw-la be_v member_n of_o the_o great_a council_n by_o representative_n of_o their_o own_o choice_n and_o degree_n there_o be_v beside_o all_o the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la two_o choose_v for_o every_o county_n authority_n jani_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 244._o vide_fw-la among_o other_o authority_n vice_n omnium_fw-la &_o singulorum_fw-la and_o yet_o such_o come_v in_o their_o own_o person_n both_o before_o and_o after_o the_o make_n of_o king_n john_n charter_n since_o which_o till_o the_o 48th_o or_o 49th_o of_o h._n 3._o no_o alteration_n in_o the_o way_n 248._o jani_fw-la p._n 51._o 57_o 58_o 59_o 60_o 61._o 66._o 214._o 248._o or_o right_a of_o come_v be_v suppose_v then_o it_o follow_v that_o representation_n be_v bring_v in_o when_o the_o commons_o who_o may_v have_v come_v in_o their_o own_o person_n agree_v to_o it_o and_o there_o be_v of_o the_o council_n before_o the_o norman_a time_n and_o then_o barones_n &_o populus_fw-la it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o they_o come_v in_o their_o person_n if_o they_o will_v both_o in_o the_o saxon_a and_o norman_a time_n especial_o since_o william_n the_o first_o do_v but_o confirm_v the_o law_n of_o the_o confessor_n concern_v the_o power_n of_o the_o great_a council_n ed._n rex_fw-la debet_fw-la omne_fw-la ritâ—_n facere_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la &_o per_fw-la judicium_fw-la procerum_fw-la regni_fw-la leges_fw-la par._n ed._n in_o word_n that_o show_v that_o all_o the_o member_n be_v in_o those_o age_n style_v peer_n such_o as_o may_v come_v in_o person_n and_o that_o inferior_a proprietor_n be_v member_n the_o law_n of_o the_o great_a folkmote_a then_o receive_v prove_v beyond_o all_o dispute_n 3._o if_o beside_o barones_n 241._o jani_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 241._o and_o milites_fw-la we_o find_v libere_fw-la tenentes_fw-la or_o fideles_fw-la in_o the_o account_n of_o great_a council_n before_o 49_o h._n 3._o we_o be_v to_o suppose_v 112._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 112._o even_o without_o consideration_n of_o the_o capacious_a place_n of_o their_o assembly_n representation_n the_o free_a tenant_n in_o scotland_n and_o the_o possessionati_n in_o poland_n use_v to_o be_v member_n of_o their_o great_a council_n without_o representation_n and_o the_o multitude_n there_o that_o such_o proprietor_n of_o land_n as_o will_v come_v personal_o till_o a_o law_n or_o common_a practice_n to_o the_o contrary_n be_v 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penes_fw-la rem_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o scaccario_fw-la de_fw-fr term._n pasche_n 29_o e._n 3._o lincoln_n de_fw-fr re._n brook_n do_fw-mi exemption_n the_o hundred_o part_n of_o the_o hundred_o and_o sixti_v part_n of_o the_o barony_n and_o yet_o that_o he_o who_o have_v only_o so_o much_o be_v baro_n major_a appear_v in_o that_o the_o common_a law_n exempt_v he_o from_o be_v of_o a_o common_a jury_n as_o hold_v part_n of_o a_o barony_n beside_o the_o doctor_n yield_v that_o more_o than_o such_o as_o be_v express_o mention_v in_o the_o contest_v clause_n tenant_n in_o military_a service_n of_o king_n john_n charter_n viz._n of_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la be_v member_n of_o the_o great_a council_n which_o he_o do_v not_o always_o confine_v to_o the_o great_a tenant_n and_o some_o of_o these_o be_v as_o inconsiderable_a and_o as_o unfit_a for_o counsellor_n as_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o libere_fw-la tenentes_fw-la for_o though_o he_o in_o his_o sixteen_o year_n search_n 41._o 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