Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	church_n	king_n	scotland_n	4,719	5	8.4428	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59100	Tracts written by John Selden of the Inner-Temple, Esquire ; the first entituled, Jani Anglorvm facies altera, rendred into English, with large notes thereupon, by Redman Westcot, Gent. ; the second, England's epinomis ; the third, Of the original of ecclesiastical jurisdictions of testaments ; the fourth, Of the disposition or administration of intestates goods ; the three last never before extant.; Selections. 1683	Selden, John, 1584-1654.; Littleton, Adam, 1627-1694.; White, Robert, 1645-1703.; Selden, John, 1584-1654. Jani Anglorum facies altera. English.; Selden, John, 1584-1654. England's epinomis.; Selden, John, 1584-1654. Of the original of ecclesiastical jurisdiction of testaments.	1683 (1683)	Wing S2441; ESTC R14343	196,477	246

he_o will_v hearken_v to_o they_o and_o grant_v that_o they_o may_v continue_v under_o their_o own_o country_n law_n whereupon_o call_v a_o council_n he_o do_v at_o the_o last_o yield_v to_o the_o request_n of_o the_o baron_n from_o that_o day_n forward_o therefore_o the_o law_n of_o king_n edward_n which_o have_v before_o be_v make_v and_o appoint_v by_o his_o grandfather_n adgar_n see_v their_o authority_n be_v before_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o country_n respect_v confirm_v and_o observe_v all_o over_o england_n but_o what_o then_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o all_o thing_n in_o william_n time_n be_v new_a how_o can_v a_o man_n choose_v but_o believe_v it_o the_o abbot_n of_o crowland_n say_v this_o of_o it_o i_o have_v bring_v with_o i_o from_o london_n into_o my_o monastery_n the_o law_n of_o the_o most_o righteous_a king_n edward_n which_o my_o renown_a lord_n king_n william_n have_v by_o proclamation_n order_v under_o most_o grievous_a penalty_n to_o be_v authentic_a and_o perpetual_a to_o be_v keep_v inviolable_o throughout_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o have_v recommend_v they_o to_o his_o justice_n in_o the_o same_o language_n wherein_o they_o be_v at_o first_o set_v forth_o and_o publish_v and_o in_o the_o life_n of_o fretherick_n abbot_n of_o s._n alban_n you_o have_v this_o account_n after_o many_o debate_n archbishop_n lanfrank_n be_v then_o present_a at_o berkhamstead_n in_o hartfordshire_n the_o king_n do_v for_o the_o good_a of_o peace_n take_v his_o oath_n upon_o all_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o church_n of_o s._n alban_n and_o by_o touch_v the_o holy_a gospel_n camden_n fretherick_n the_o abbot_n administer_a the_o oath_n that_o he_o will_v inviolable_o observe_v the_o good_a and_o approve_a ancient_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o the_o holy_a and_o pious_a king_n of_o england_n his_o predecessor_n and_o especial_o king_n edward_n have_v appoint_v but_o you_o will_v much_o more_o wonder_n at_o that_o passage_n of_o william_n le_fw-fr roville_n of_o alencon_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o norman_a custom_n alencon_n that_o vulgar_a chronicle_n say_v he_o which_o be_v entitle_v the_o chronicle_n of_o chronicle_n bear_v witness_n that_o s._n edward_n king_n of_o england_n be_v the_o maker_n or_o founder_n of_o this_o custom_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o william_n the_o bastard_n duke_n of_o normandy_n alias_o king_n of_o england_n say_v that_o whereas_o the_o foresay_a s._n edward_n have_v no_o heir_n of_o his_o own_o body_n he_o make_v william_n heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n who_o after_o the_o defeat_n and_o death_n of_o harald_n the_o usurper_n of_o the_o kingdom_n do_v free_o obtain_v and_o enjoy_v the_o kingdom_n upon_o this_o condition_n to_o wit_n that_o he_o will_v keep_v the_o law_n which_o have_v before_o be_v make_v by_o the_o forementioned_a edward_n which_o edward_n true_o have_v also_o give_v law_n to_o the_o norman_n as_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n also_o bring_v up_o himself_o in_o normandy_n where_o then_o i_o pray_v you_o be_v the_o make_n of_o new_a law_n why_o without_o doubt_n according_a to_o tilbury_n we_o be_v to_o think_v that_o together_o with_o the_o ratify_n of_o old_a law_n there_o be_v mingle_v the_o make_n of_o some_o new_a one_o and_o in_o this_o case_n one_o may_v say_v true_o with_o the_o poet_n in_o his_o panegyric_n honorii_n firmatur_fw-la senium_fw-la juris_fw-la priscamque_fw-la resumunt_fw-la canitiem_fw-la leges_fw-la emendanturque_fw-la vetustae_fw-la acceduntque_fw-la novae_fw-la which_o in_o english_a speak_v to_o this_o sense_n the_o law_n old_a age_n stand_v firm_a by_o royal_a care_n statute_n resume_v their_o ancient_a gray_a hair_n old_a one_o be_v mend_v with_o a_o fresh_a repair_n and_o for_o supply_v some_o new_a one_o add_v be_v see_v here_o we_o impart_v unto_o thou_o reader_n these_o new_a law_n with_o other_o thing_n which_o thou_o may_v just_o look_v for_o at_o my_o hand_n in_o this_o place_n chap._n ii_o the_o whole_a country_n enrol_v in_o doomsday_n book_n why_o that_o book_n so_o call_v robert_n of_o glocester_n verse_n to_o prove_v it_o the_o original_a of_o charter_n and_o seal_n from_o the_o norman_n practise_v of_o old_a among_o the_o french_a who_o among_o the_o roman_n have_v the_o privilege_n of_o use_v ring_n to_o seal_v with_o and_o who_o not_o 1._o he_o cause_v all_o england_n to_o be_v describe_v and_o enrol_v a_o whole_a company_n of_o monk_n be_v of_o equal_a authority_n in_o this_o business_n but_o we_o make_v use_v of_o florentius_n of_o worcester_n for_o our_o witness_n at_o this_o time_n how_o much_o land_n every_o one_o of_o his_o baron_n be_v possess_v of_o doomsday_n how_o many_o soldier_n in_o fee_n how_o many_o plough_n how_o many_o villain_n how_o many_o live_a creature_n or_o cattle_n i_o and_o how_o much_o ready_a money_n every_o one_o be_v master_n of_o throughout_o all_o his_o kingdom_n from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o least_o and_o how_o much_o revenue_n or_o rent_n every_o possession_n or_o estate_n be_v able_a to_o yield_v that_o breviary_n or_o present_a state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v lodge_v in_o the_o archive_v for_o the_o generality_n of_o it_o contain_v entire_o all_o the_o tenement_n or_o tenor_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n or_o land_n be_v call_v doomsday_n as_o if_o one_o will_v say_v the_o day_n of_o doom_n or_o judgement_n for_o this_o reason_n say_v he_o of_o tilbury_n we_o call_v the_o same_o doomsday_n book_n not_o that_o there_o be_v in_o it_o sentence_v give_v concern_v any_o doubtful_a case_n propose_v but_o because_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a upon_o any_o account_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o doom_n or_o judgement_n aforesaid_a reader_n if_o it_o will_v not_o make_v thy_o nice_a stomach_n wamble_v let_v i_o bring_v in_o here_o a_o old_a fashion_a rhyme_n which_o will_v hardly_o go_v down_o with_o our_o dainty_a finical_a verse-wrights_a of_o a_o historical_a poet_n robert_n of_o gloucester_n one_o who_o for_o his_o antiquity_n i_o must_v not_o slight_a concern_v this_o book_n the_o k._n w._n warrant_v to_o wite_v the_o worth_n of_o his_o land_n let_v enqueri_fw-la streitliche_fw-it thoru_fw-la all_o engelonde_n how_o moni_fw-la plou_fw-fr land_n and_o how_o moni_fw-la hiden_n also_o be_v in_o everich_a sire_n and_o wat_fw-mi hii_fw-la be_v wurth_o yereto_o and_o the_o rent_n of_o each_o toun_n and_o of_o the_o water_n echone_v that_o wurth_o and_o of_o wood_n eke_o that_o there_o ne_fw-mi bileve_v none_o but_o that_o he_o wist_v wat_fw-mi hii_fw-la be_v wurth_o of_o all_o engelonde_n and_o wite_v all_o clean_a that_o wurth_o thereof_o ich_fw-mi understond_v and_o let_v it_o write_v clean_o inou_a and_o that_o scrit_n dude_v iwis_o in_o the_o tresorie_n at_o westminster_n there_o it_o yut_o be_v so_o that_o ure_n king_n such_o when_o hii_fw-la ransom_n take_v and_o ready_a wat_fw-mi folc_n may_v give_v hii_fw-la fond_a there_o in_o your_o book_n consider_v how_o the_o english_a language_n be_v every_o day_n more_o and_o more_o refine_a this_o be_v but_o a_o rude_a piece_n and_o look_v scurvy_o enough_o but_o yet_o let_v we_o not_o be_v unmindful_a neither_o that_o even_o the_o fine_a trim_n artifices_fw-la of_o our_o quaint_a master_n of_o expression_n will_v themselves_o perhaps_o one_o day_n in_o future_a age_n that_o shall_v be_v more_o critical_a run_v the_o same_o risk_a of_o censure_n and_o undergo_v the_o like_a misfortune_n and_o that_o poetic_a multa_fw-la renascentur_fw-la quae_fw-la nunc_fw-la cecidere_fw-la cadentque_fw-la quae_fw-la nunc_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o honore_fw-la as_o horace_n the_o poet_n bear_v at_o venusium_n tell_v we_o that_o be_v several_a word_n which_o now_o be_v fall_v full_a low_a shall_v up_o again_o to_o place_v of_o honour_n start_v and_o word_n that_o now_o in_o great_a esteem_n i_o trow_v be_v hold_v shall_v short_o with_o their_o honour_n part_n 2._o the_o norman_n call_v their_o write_n give_v under_o their_o hand_n charter_n i_o speak_v this_o out_o of_o ingulph_n and_o they_o order_v the_o confirmation_n of_o such_o charter_n with_o a_o impression_n of_o wax_n by_o every_o one_o particular_a seal_n under_o the_o testimony_n and_o subscription_n of_o three_o or_o four_o witness_n stand_v by_o but_o edward_n the_o confessor_n have_v also_o his_o seal_n though_o that_o too_o from_o normandy_n for_o in_o his_o time_n as_o the_o same_o writer_n say_v many_o of_o the_o english_a begin_v to_o let_v slip_n and_o lay_v aside_o the_o english_a fashion_n bring_v in_o those_o of_o the_o norman_n in_o their_o stead_n and_o in_o many_o thing_n to_o follow_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o frank_n all_o great_a person_n to_o speak_v the_o french_a tongue_n in_o their_o court_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o great_a piece_n of_o gentility_n to_o make_v their_o charter_n and_o write_n alamode_o of_o france_n and_o to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o own_o country_n usage_n in_o these_o

be_v call_v cambro-britannia_n that_o be_v welsh_a britanny_n and_o scotland_n possess_v by_o the_o scot_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n call_v scoto-britannia_n that_o be_v scotch-britanny_n which_o now_o together_o with_o england_n since_o the_o union_n of_o the_o two_o kingdom_n go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o great_a britain_n in_o the_o author_n preface_n the_o guardian_n of_o my_o threshold_n so_n limentinus_n among_o the_o roman_n be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o threshold_n qui_fw-la limentis_fw-la i._n e._n liminibus_fw-la praeest_fw-la but_o it_o may_v be_v take_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 may_v 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 bilagines_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 alah_o 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 be_v 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_n 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 owe_v 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 lhoegr_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 alba_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 cyn_n or_o kind_n the_o kindred_n or_o child_n or_o as_o mr._n lambard_n give_v eal_n cyn_n 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

chap._n iii_o in_o who_o after_o the_o time_n of_o king_n john_n but_o in_o that_o charter_n of_o liberty_n both_o for_o the_o church_n and_o laity_n make_v to_o the_o baronage_n of_o england_n in_o the_o seventeen_o of_o king_n john_n extant_a in_o reningmead_n a_o express_a ordinance_n be_v that_o if_o any_o freeman_n die_v intestate_a his_o chattel_n be_v to_o be_v dispose_v of_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o next_o of_o kin_n by_o the_o view_n of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v direction_n and_o advice_n be_v thereto_o give_v by_o the_o ordinary_a as_o i_o understand_v save_v to_o all_o creditor_n their_o debt_n the_o word_n of_o it_o be_v si_fw-mi aliquis_fw-la libre_fw-la homo_fw-la intestatus_fw-la decesserit_fw-la catalla_n sua_fw-la per_fw-la manus_fw-la propinquorum_fw-la parentum_fw-la &_o amicorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la per_fw-la visum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la distribuantur_fw-la salvis_fw-la unicuique_fw-la debitis_fw-la quae_fw-la defunctùs_fw-la eye_n debebat_fw-la that_o charter_n of_o king_n john_n be_v almost_o the_o same_o syllable_n with_o the_o common_a one_o that_o we_o now_o use_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o grand_a charter_n of_o 9_o h._n 3._o exemplify_v by_o the_o king_n patent_n of_o 28_o e._n 1._o but_o this_o of_o intestates_fw-la and_o two_o or_o three_o other_o chapter_n for_o the_o subject_n liberty_n be_v more_o in_o that_o of_o king_n john_n than_o be_v find_v in_o the_o exemplification_n of_o 28_o e._n 1._o however_o matthew_n paris_n and_o roger_n of_o wendover_n when_o they_o speak_v of_o h._n 3._o grant_v it_o so_o refer_v their_o reader_n to_o this_o of_o king_n john_n that_o they_o tell_v we_o that_o that_o of_o h._n 3._o be_v the_o self_n same_o in_o every_o particular_a and_o therefore_o omit_v the_o repetition_n of_o it_o and_o indeed_o although_o in_o the_o common_a print_v magna_fw-la charta_fw-la of_o h._n 3._o and_o in_o the_o roll_n also_o of_o 28_o ed._n 1._o in_o the_o tower_n where_o the_o exemplification_n be_v fine_a this_o ordinance_n touch_v intestates_fw-la be_v want_v yet_o in_o very_a many_o of_o the_o ancient_a manuscript_n of_o the_o old_a statute_n that_o of_o h._n 3._o have_v the_o same_o word_n as_o we_o have_v here_o transcribe_v it_o from_o king_n john_n and_o that_o in_o the_o same_o place_n of_o his_o charter_n as_o that_o in_o king_n john_n that_o be_v between_o the_o eighteen_o chapter_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la teneus_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o the_o nineteen_o nullus_fw-la constabularius_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o the_o great_a prelate_n of_o the_o clergy_n of_o that_o time_n as_o canterbury_n london_n winchester_n pandulphus_fw-la the_o pope_n nuncto_fw-la the_o master_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o divers_a other_o bishop_n be_v on_o the_o king_n part_n when_o that_o of_o king_n john_n be_v grant_v and_o it_o be_v probable_a enough_o that_o when_o they_o see_v that_o a_o charter_n of_o liberty_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v grant_v to_o the_o baronage_n they_o so_o wrought_v also_o that_o they_o may_v insert_v this_o one_o for_o the_o advantage_n of_o their_o episcopal_a government_n and_o they_o have_v good_a colour_n to_o think_v and_o persuade_v that_o some_o such_o thing_n be_v fit_a for_o they_o in_o regard_n it_o be_v now_o clear_o take_v that_o some_o distribution_n be_v to_o be_v make_v pro_fw-la anima_fw-la intestati_fw-la the_o care_n of_o soul_n be_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o their_o common_a pretence_n for_o increase_v of_o their_o power_n and_o greatness_n and_o hence_o i_o suppose_v it_o soon_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o next_o of_o kin_n have_v the_o power_n of_o disposition_n commit_v by_o the_o ordinary_n and_o that_o in_o letter_n or_o otherwise_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o per_fw-la visum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la which_o be_v i_o think_v the_o textual_a ground_n of_o right_n of_o commit_v of_o administration_n by_o the_o clergy_n this_o of_o king_n john_n be_v iterate_v in_o henry_n the_o three_o charter_n however_o omit_v in_o the_o exemplification_n be_v it_o seem_v that_o provision_n speak_v of_o in_o cardinal_n othobon_n legatin_n proinde_fw-la super_fw-la bonis_fw-la ab_fw-la intestato_fw-la decedentium_fw-la incerta_fw-la so_o be_v the_o word_n provisionem_fw-la quae_fw-la olim_fw-la à_fw-la praelatis_fw-la regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la cum_fw-la approbatione_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o baronum_fw-la dicitur_fw-la emanasse_n firmiter_fw-la approbantes_fw-la districtius_fw-la inhibemus_fw-la ne_fw-la prelati_fw-la vel_fw-la alii_fw-la quicunque_fw-la bona_fw-la intestatorum_fw-la quocunque_fw-la modo_fw-la recipiant_fw-la vel_fw-la occupent_fw-la contra_fw-la provisionem_fw-la praemissam_fw-la what_o provision_n be_v it_o more_o likely_a that_o this_o be_v than_o that_o of_o the_o grand_a charter_n both_o of_o king_n john_n and_o h._n 3._o and_o the_o word_n à_fw-fr praelatis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la emanasse_n justify_v what_o we_o have_v conjecture_v of_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o prelate_n when_o they_o see_v they_o can_v not_o but_o yield_v with_o the_o king_n to_o a_o establishment_n of_o law_n by_o that_o charter_n make_v indeed_o in_o a_o parliament_n of_o that_o age_n the_o same_o i_o suppose_v that_o which_o be_v mean_v in_o the_o novitate_fw-la constitution_n of_o archbishop_n stafford_n where_o it_o be_v take_v for_o grant_v that_o the_o church_n power_n of_o disposition_n of_o intestates_fw-la good_n pro_fw-la salute_v animarum_fw-la &_o in_fw-la pios_fw-la usus_fw-la be_v a_o thing_n consensu_fw-la regio_fw-la &_o magnatum_fw-la regni_fw-la angl._n tanquam_fw-la pro_fw-la jure_fw-la ecclesiasticáque_fw-la libertate_fw-la ab_fw-la olim_fw-la ordinatum_fw-la etc._n etc._n where_o linwood_n modest_o confess_v that_o he_o can_v not_o find_v in_o what_o king_n time_n this_o ordinance_n be_v make_v but_o johannes_n de_fw-fr athona_n upon_o that_o of_o othobon_n though_o he_o right_o call_v that_o provision_n provisio_fw-la parliamentalis_fw-la yet_o most_o ignorant_o and_o ridiculous_o incerta_fw-la tell_v we_o that_o the_o provision_n there_o understand_v be_v the_o statute_n of_o westminster_n 2._o cap._n 21._o cum_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la which_o he_o make_v also_o to_o have_v i_o know_v not_o what_o reference_n to_o the_o statute_n of_o gloucester_n but_o this_o slip_v from_o he_o either_o in_o a_o dream_n or_o through_o the_o utmost_a neglect_n of_o those_o infallible_a character_n of_o truth_n that_o the_o denote_v of_o time_n afford_v we_o for_o that_o legatin_n of_o othobon_n be_v make_v in_o london_n in_o constitutionibus_fw-la 53_o h._n 3._o and_o at_o such_o time_n as_o that_o provision_n be_v yet_o extant_a in_o the_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la use_v by_o our_o lawyer_n but_o the_o statute_n of_o westminster_n the_o second_o and_o of_o gloucester_n be_v under_o e._n 1._o the_o one_o in_o the_o six_o the_o other_o in_o the_o thirteen_o of_o he_o how_o then_o can_v othobon_n think_v of_o it_o in_o his_o legatin_n or_o can_v john_n de_fw-fr athona_n have_v think_v so_o if_o he_o have_v allow_v the_o title_n of_o his_o gloss_n which_o suppose_v in_o the_o point_n that_o the_o constitution_n of_o othobon_n be_v publish_v in_o the_o year_n 1248._o which_o have_v it_o be_v in_o 1268._o have_v agree_v with_o truth_n but_o doubtless_o the_o numeral_a letter_n of_o mcclxviii_o be_v transpose_v into_o mccxlviii_o and_o thence_o only_a that_o error_n chap._n iu._n how_o that_o so_o grant_v by_o king_n john_n charter_n in_o parliament_n have_v continue_v in_o practice_n after_o that_o law_n of_o the_o seventeen_o of_o k._n john_n it_o seem_v the_o next_o of_o kin_n dispose_v of_o intestates_fw-la good_n by_o the_o testimony_n and_o direction_n of_o the_o church_n for_o so_o per_fw-la visum_fw-la denote_v as_o we_o see_v in_o per_fw-la visum_fw-la proborum_fw-la &_o legalium_fw-la hominum_fw-la in_o writ_n of_o summons_n and_o the_o like_a but_o i_o have_v not_o see_v any_o practice_n of_o it_o testify_v in_o king_n john_n time_n and_o under_o h._n 3._o however_o it_o be_v omit_v in_o his_o charter_n at_o the_o exemplification_n the_o same_o visus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la continue_v so_o say_v bracton_n that_o then_o live_v and_o be_v a_o judge_n of_o that_o time_n si_fw-mi 2._o libre_fw-la homo_fw-la intestatus_fw-la &_o subito_fw-la decesserit_fw-la dominus_fw-la suus_fw-la nil_fw-la intromittat_fw-la de_fw-la bonis_fw-la defuncti_fw-la nisi_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la tantum_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsum_fw-la pertineret_fw-la sc_n quod_fw-la habeat_fw-la suum_fw-la heriott_n sed_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la &_o amicos_fw-la pertinebit_fw-la executio_fw-la bonorum_fw-la yet_o it_o seem_v also_o that_o notwithstanding_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n thus_o ordain_v and_o the_o succession_n of_o next_o of_o kin_n so_o include_v in_o the_o ordinance_n both_o the_o lord_n in_o some_o place_n according_a to_o their_o former_a right_n still_o usurp_v some_o power_n over_o the_o disposition_n of_o intestates_fw-la good_n against_o the_o will_n of_o the_o ordinary_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n also_o the_o ordinary_n instead_o of_o give_v direction_n for_o a_o true_a disposition_n of_o such_o good_n get_v possession_n of_o they_o and_o commit_v

nor_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o archbishop_n or_o bishop_n or_o abbot_n will_v i_o take_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o domain_n of_o the_o church_n or_o of_o the_o man_n thereof_o till_o a_o successor_n enter_v upon_o it_o and_o all_o evil_a custom_n wherewith_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v unjust_o oppress_v i_o do_v henceforward_o take_v away_o which_o evil_a usage_n i_o do_v here_o in_o part_n set_v down_o 18._o if_o any_o one_o of_o my_o baron_n count_n or_o other_o that_o hold_v of_o i_o shall_v die_v his_o heir_n shall_v not_o redeem_v his_o land_n as_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v in_o the_o time_n of_o my_o father_n but_o relieve_v it_o with_o a_o lawful_a and_o due_a relief_n in_o like_a manner_n also_o shall_v the_o homager_n or_o tenant_n of_o my_o baron_n relieve_v their_o land_n from_o their_o lord_n with_o a_o lawful_a and_o just_a relief_n beleu_n it_o appear_v that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_n a_o hereot_fw-la be_v pay_v to_o the_o lord_n at_o a_o tenant_n death_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o provision_n for_o war_n for_o here_o in_o saxon_n signify_v a_o army_n and_o that_o which_o in_o our_o memory_n now_o in_o french_a be_v call_v a_o relief_n henry_n of_o bracton_n say_v it_o be_v a_o engagement_n to_o recognize_v the_o lord_n do_v bear_v a_o resemblance_n of_o the_o ancient_a hereot_fw-la thereupon_o it_o be_v a_o guess_n say_v william_n lambard_n that_o the_o norman_n be_v conqueror_n do_v remit_v the_o hereot_fw-la to_o the_o angles_n who_o they_o have_v conquer_v and_o strip_v of_o all_o kind_n of_o armour_n and_o that_o for_o it_o they_o exact_v money_n of_o the_o poor_a wretch_n to_o this_o agree_v that_o which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o state_n of_o england_n concern_v the_o noble_n of_o berkshire_n a_o tain_n or_o knight_n of_o the_o king_n hold_v of_o he_o do_v at_o his_o death_n for_o a_o relief_n part_n with_o all_o his_o arm_n to_o the_o king_n and_o one_o horse_n with_o a_o saddle_n and_o another_o without_o a_o saddle_n and_o if_o he_o have_v hound_n or_o hawk_n they_o be_v present_v to_o the_o king_n that_o if_o he_o please_v he_o may_v take_v they_o and_o in_o a_o ancient_a sanction_n of_o conrade_n the_o first_o emperor_n of_o germany_n 11._o if_o a_o soldier_n that_o be_v tenant_n or_o lessee_n happen_v to_o die_v let_v his_o heir_n have_v the_o fee_n so_o that_o he_o observe_v the_o use_n of_o the_o great_a vavasor_n in_o give_v his_o horse_n and_o arm_n to_o the_o senior_n or_o lord_n john_n mariana_n take_v notice_n that_o the_o word_n senior_n in_o the_o vular_a language_n spanish_a italian_a and_o french_a signify_v lord_n and_o that_o to_o have_v be_v in_o use_n from_o the_o time_n of_o charlemain_n reign_n but_o these_o thing_n you_o may_v have_v in_o more_o plenty_n from_o the_o feudist_n those_o who_o write_v concern_v tenor_n 19_o if_o any_o of_o my_o baron_n or_o other_o man_n homager_n or_o tenant_n of_o i_o i_o return_v to_o king_n henry_n charter_n shall_v have_v a_o mind_n to_o give_v his_o daughter_n or_o sister_n or_o niece_n or_o kinswoman_n in_o marriage_n let_v he_o speak_v with_o i_o about_o it_o but_o neither_o will_v i_o take_v any_o thing_n of_o he_o for_o this_o leave_n and_o licence_n nor_o will_v i_o hinder_v he_o from_o betrthe_v she_o except_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o design_n of_o give_v she_o to_o a_o enemy_n of_o i_o 20._o if_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o a_o baron_n or_o any_o other_o homager_n of_o i_o there_o be_v leave_v a_o daughter_n that_o be_v a_o heiress_n i_o will_v bestow_v she_o with_o the_o advice_n of_o my_o baron_n together_o with_o her_o land_n 21._o if_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o husband_n his_o wife_n be_v leave_v without_o child_n she_o shall_v have_v her_o dowry_n and_o right_n of_o marriage_n as_o long_o as_o she_o shall_v keep_v her_o body_n according_a to_o law_n and_o i_o will_v not_o bestow_v she_o but_o according_a to_o her_o own_o like_n and_o if_o there_o be_v child_n either_o the_o wife_n or_o some_o one_o else_o near_o of_o kin_n shall_v be_v their_o guardian_n and_o trustee_n of_o their_o land_n who_o ought_v to_o be_v just_a 22._o i_o give_v order_n that_o my_o homager_n do_v in_o like_a manner_n regulate_v themselves_o towards_o the_o son_n and_o daughter_n and_o wife_n of_o their_o homager_n 23._o the_o common_a duty_n of_o money_n or_o coinage_n which_o be_v take_v through_o all_o city_n and_o county_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n edward_n i_o do_v utter_o forbid_v that_o henceforward_o this_o be_v no_o more_o do_v 24._o if_o any_o one_o of_o my_o baron_n or_o homager_n shall_v be_v sick_a and_o weak_a according_a as_o he_o himself_o shall_v give_v or_o order_v any_o one_o to_o give_v his_o money_n i_o grant_v it_o so_o to_o be_v give_v but_o if_o he_o himself_o be_v prevent_v either_o by_o arm_n or_o by_o sickness_n have_v neither_o give_v his_o money_n nor_o dispose_v of_o it_o to_o give_v then_o let_v his_o wife_n or_o child_n or_o parent_n and_o his_o lawful_a homager_n for_o his_o soul_n health_n divide_v it_o as_o to_o they_o shall_v seem_v best_a and_o in_o canutus_n his_o law_n 68_o let_v the_o lord_n or_o owner_n at_o his_o own_o discretion_n make_v a_o just_a distribution_n of_o what_o he_o have_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o the_o next_o of_o kin_n but_o at_o this_o time_n and_o long_o since_o church_n man_n have_v be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o distributor_n and_o awarder_n of_o the_o good_n of_o such_o person_n as_o die_v intestate_a or_o without_o make_v their_o will_n and_o every_o bishop_n as_o ordinary_a in_o his_o own_o diocese_n be_v the_o chief_a judge_n in_o these_o case_n 4._o john_n stratford_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n say_v it_o and_o it_o be_v aver_v in_o the_o record_n of_o our_o law_n that_o this_o jurisdiction_n also_o concern_v will_n be_v of_o old_a long_a time_n ago_o in_o a_o ancient_a constitution_n entrust_v to_o the_o church_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o king_n and_o peer_n however_o in_o what_o king_n time_n this_o be_v do_v neither_o do_v he_o relate_v nor_o do_v i_o any_o where_o find_v as_o william_n lindwood_n in_o his_o provincial_n acknowledge_v divalia_fw-la it_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o well_o know_v that_o after_o trial_n of_o right_n will_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v open_v in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n even_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o ralph_n glanvill_n be_v my_o witness_n contrary_a to_o what_o order_n be_v take_v in_o the_o imperial_a decree_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o peradventure_o it_o will_v appear_v so_o to_o have_v be_v before_o glanvill_n as_o he_o will_v tell_v you_o if_o you_o go_v to_o he_o although_o you_o have_v quote_v by_o myself_o some_o where_o a_o royal_a rescript_n or_o order_n to_o a_o high_a sheriff_n that_o he_o do_v just_o and_o without_o delay_n cause_n to_o stand_v i._n e._n appoint_v and_o confirm_v a_o reasonable_a share_n to_o such_o a_o one_o that_o be_v that_o the_o legatee_n may_v obtain_v and_o enjoy_v his_o right_n what_o be_v beque_v to_o he_o by_o the_o sheriff_n help_n i_o come_v back_o now_o to_o my_o tract_n again_o 25._o if_o any_o one_o of_o my_o baron_n or_o homager_n shall_v make_v a_o forfeit_n he_o shall_v not_o give_v a_o pawn_n in_o the_o scarcity_n of_o his_o money_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o time_n of_o my_o brother_n or_o my_o father_n but_o according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o his_o forfeiture_n nor_o shall_v he_o make_v amends_o as_o he_o will_v have_v do_v heretofore_o in_o my_o brother_n or_o father_n time_n 26._o if_o he_o shall_v be_v 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 domain_o acquit_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

first_o &_o jeoffrey_n de_fw-fr magna_fw-la villa_n make_v earl_n of_o essex_n by_o maud_n the_o empress_n it_o seem_v that_o the_o saxon_a earl_n have_v the_o selfsame_a right_n of_o share_v with_o the_o king_n so_o in_o doomsday_n book_n we_o find_v it_o the_o queen_n edeva_n have_v two_o part_n from_o ipswich_n in_o suffolk_n and_o the_o earl_n or_o count_n guert_n the_o three_o and_o so_o of_o norwich_n that_o it_o pay_v twenty_o pound_n to_o the_o king_n and_o to_o the_o earl_n ten_o pound_n so_o of_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o borough_n of_o lewes_n in_o sussex_n the_o king_n have_v two_o share_n and_o the_o earl_n the_o three_o and_o oxford_n pay_v for_o toll_n and_o gable_n and_o other_o customary_a duty_n twenty_o pound_n a_o year_n to_o the_o king_n beside_o six_o quart_n of_o honey_n and_o to_o earl_n algar_n ten_o pound_n to_o conclude_v it_o appear_v also_o that_o these_o norman_a earl_n or_o count_n have_v some_o power_n of_o make_v law_n to_o the_o people_n of_o their_o county_n for_o instance_n 3._o the_o monk_n of_o malmesbury_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o law_n of_o william_n fitz-osborn_n earl_n of_o hereford_n remain_v still_o in_o force_n in_o the_o say_a county_n that_o no_o soldier_n for_o whatsoever_o offence_n shall_v pay_v above_o seven_o shilling_n the_o write_n and_o patent_n of_o the_o man_n of_o cornwall_n concern_v their_o stannary_n or_o tinn-mine_n do_v prove_v as_o much_o nor_o need_v i_o tell_v the_o story_n how_o godiva_n lady_n to_o the_o earl_n leofrick_n rid_v on_o horseback_n through_o the_o street_n of_o coventry_n with_o her_o hair_n disshevel_v all_o hang_n about_o she_o at_o full_a length_n that_o by_o this_o mean_v she_o may_v discharge_v they_o of_o those_o tax_n and_o payment_n which_o the_o earl_n have_v impose_v upon_o they_o out_o of_o the_o country_n wherein_o all_o estate_n be_v subject_a to_o military_a service_n the_o baron_n have_v their_o territory_n as_o we_o call_v they_o manor_n and_o in_o they_o their_o court_n to_o call_v their_o tenant_n together_o at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o three_o week_n and_o to_o hear_v and_o determine_v their_o cause_n a_o civilian_n jur_fw-fr one_o vdalricus_n zazius_n will_v have_v the_o original_n of_o these_o court_n among_o other_o nation_n to_o have_v come_v by_o way_n of_o imitation_n from_o romulus_n his_o make_n of_o lord_n or_o patron_n and_o their_o clann_n or_o tenant_n the_o use_n of_o they_o at_o this_o day_n be_v common_a and_o ordinary_o know_v but_o to_o show_v how_o it_o be_v of_o old_a we_o will_v borrow_v out_o of_o hoveden_n this_o spark_n of_o light_n 2._o john_n martial_n complain_v to_o henry_n the_o second_o that_o whereas_o he_o have_v claim_v or_o challenge_v in_o the_o arch-bishop_n court_v a_o piece_n of_o land_n to_o be_v hold_v from_o he_o by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n and_o have_v a_o long_a time_n plead_v upon_o it_o he_o can_v obtain_v no_o justice_n in_o the_o case_n and_o that_o he_o have_v by_o oath_n falsify_v the_o arch-bishop_n court_n that_o be_v prove_v it_o to_o be_v false_a by_o oath_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o realm_n to_o who_o the_o archbishop_n make_v answer_v there_o have_v be_v no_o justice_n want_v to_o john_n in_o my_o court_n but_o he_o i_o know_v not_o by_o who_o advice_n or_o whether_o of_o his_o own_o head_n bring_v in_o my_o court_n a_o certain_a toper_n and_o swear_v upon_o it_o that_o he_o go_v away_o from_o my_o court_n for_o default_n of_o justice_n and_o it_o seem_v to_o the_o justice_n of_o my_o court_n that_o he_o do_v i_o the_o injury_n by_o withdraw_v in_o that_o manner_n from_o my_o court_n see_v it_o be_v ordain_v in_o your_o realm_n that_o he_o who_o will_v falsify_v another_o court_n must_v swear_v upon_o the_o holy_a gospel_n the_o king_n not_o regard_v these_o word_n swear_v that_o he_o will_v have_v justice_n and_o judgement_n of_o he_o and_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o king_n court_n do_v judge_v he_o to_o be_v in_o the_o king_n mercy_n and_o moreover_o they_o fine_v he_o five_o hundred_o pound_n as_o to_o do_v justice_n in_o all_o other_o case_n and_o manage_v of_o public_a affair_n the_o norman_n have_v almost_o the_o same_o name_n and_o title_n of_o officer_n and_o office_n as_o the_o saxon_n have_v finis_fw-la a_o brief_a chronology_n to_o attend_v and_o assist_v the_o history_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n  _fw-fr 1910._o samothe_n if_o there_o ever_o be_v such_o a_o man_n bear_v rule_v 2805._o brutus_n make_v a_o descent_n that_o be_v land_n with_o his_o trojan_n in_o cornwall_n or_o devonshire_n 3516._o dunvallo_n molmutius_n sway_v the_o sceptre_n 3627._o martia_n dowager_n of_o king_n quintilen_v be_v queen_n regent_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o her_o son_n sisillius_fw-la the_o first_o 3942._o caius_n julius_n caesar_n arrive_v at_o deal_n on_o the_o sea-coast_n of_o kent_n and_o lucan_n territa_fw-la quaesitis_fw-la ostendis_fw-la terga_fw-la britannis_fw-la that_o be_v have_v inquiry_n make_v after_o the_o britan_n bold_a he_o turn_v his_o back_n it_o be_v say_v his_o courage_n will_v not_o hold_v and_o be_v the_o first_o that_o discover_v britanny_n to_o the_o roman_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n  _fw-fr 44._o claudius_n caesar_n emperor_n send_v over_o aulus_n plautius_n with_o a_o army_n as_o his_o lieutenant_n general_n and_o by_o degree_n reduce_v the_o country_n into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o roman_a province_n 52._o a_o colony_n of_o veteran_n or_o old_a roman_a soldier_n be_v send_v down_o to_o maldon_n in_o essex_n 86._o britanny_n be_v subdue_v or_o bring_v under_o the_o yoke_n by_o the_o conduct_n of_o junius_n agricola_n in_o the_o time_n of_o domitian_n the_o emperor_n 183._o lucius_z or_o king_n lucy_n be_v the_o first_o christian_n king_n forasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v of_o the_o same_o stand_n with_o pope_n eleutherius_fw-la and_o the_o emperor_n commodus_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o beda_n make_v other_o mistake_n and_o be_v himself_o mistake_v in_o his_o wrong_a account_n of_o time_n in_o this_o affair_n 428._o the_o saxon_n angles_n jute_n dane_n frison_n or_o friselander_n arrive_v here_o from_o germany_n taurus_n and_o felix_n then_o consul_n in_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o theodosius_n the_o young_a the_o common_a or_o ordinary_a account_n of_o writer_n set_v it_o down_o the_o four_o hundred_o forty_o nine_o year_n but_o that_o great_a man_n both_o for_o authority_n and_o judgement_n william_n camden_n clarenceaux_n king_n at_o arm_n have_v upon_o the_o credit_n of_o ancient_a record_n close_v this_o epoch_n or_o date_n of_o time_n within_o that_o term_n of_o year_n which_o i_o have_v set_v in_o the_o margin_n 561._o king_n ethelbert_n the_o first_o king_n of_o the_o english_a saxon_n who_o profess_v christianity_n 800._o king_n egbert_n 872._o king_n alured_n or_o alfred_n 959._o king_n edgar_z 1017._o canute_n or_o king_n knute_n the_o dane_n 1036._o harold_n elder_a son_n to_o king_n knute_n call_v for_o his_o swiftness_n harefoot_n 1042._o edward_n the_o confessor_n after_o who_o harold_n son_n to_o godwin_n earl_n of_o kent_n usurp_v the_o throne_n where_o he_o continue_v only_o nine_o month_n 1066._o william_n duke_n of_o normandy_n after_o a_o battle_n fight_v upon_o the_o plain_a near_o hastings_n get_v the_o dominion_n or_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o british_a island_n 1088._o william_n rufus_n second_o son_n of_o the_o conqueror_n 1100._o henry_n the_o first_o young_a brother_n to_o rufus_n 1135._o king_n stephen_n count_n of_o blois_n in_o france_n nephew_n to_o henry_n by_o his_o sister_n adela_n 1153._o henry_n the_o second_o grandchild_n to_o henry_n the_o first_o by_o his_o daughter_n maud_n the_o empress_n and_o jeoffrey_n count_n of_o anger_n be_v in_o france_n finis_fw-la brief_a note_n upon_o some_o of_o the_o more_o difficult_a passage_n in_o the_o title-page_n common_a and_o statute_n law_n so_o i_o render_v jus_fw-la prophanum_fw-la as_o profane_a be_v oppose_v to_o sacred_a and_o ecclesiastical_a as_o himself_o explain_v the_o term_n in_o his_o preface_n out_o of_o festus_n otherwise_o it_o may_v have_v be_v render_v civil_a law_n as_o relate_v to_o civil_a affair_n and_o the_o government_n of_o state_n not_o meddle_v with_o the_o canon_n and_o rule_n of_o the_o church_n but_o that_o the_o civil_a law_n with_o we_o be_v take_v general_o in_o another_o sense_n for_o the_o imperial_a law_n which_o however_o practise_v in_o several_a other_o nation_n have_v little_a to_o do_v in_o england_n unless_o in_o some_o particular_a case_n of_o english_a britanny_n that_o be_v that_o part_n of_o britain_n which_o be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o angles_n in_o latin_a call_v anglo-britannia_n by_o we_o strict_o england_n as_o for_o distinction_n the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o island_n wales_n whither_o the_o welsh_a the_o true_a and_o ancient_a britan_n be_v drive_v by_o the_o saxon_n

may_v have_v gain_v jurisdiction_n over_o all_o personal_a legacy_n under_o colour_n of_o such_o as_o be_v give_v in_o pios_fw-la usus_fw-la but_o perhaps_o it_o will_v not_o be_v admit_v for_o probability_n enough_o that_o any_o part_n of_o the_o code_n be_v of_o the_o imperial_a or_o civil_a law_n be_v ever_o so_o receive_v here_o in_o england_n as_o that_o it_o can_v induce_v any_o alteration_n touch_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o crown_n that_o be_v touch_v this_o extrinsecal_n jurisdiction_n which_o as_o be_v show_v do_v belong_v to_o the_o temporal_a court_n but_o whosoever_o will_v not_o admit_v of_o any_o such_o conjecture_n must_v yet_o remember_v that_o present_o from_o king_n stephen_n time_n when_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v new_o bear_v into_o the_o light_n it_o have_v lie_v forget_v by_o the_o space_n of_o six_o hundred_o year_n before_o in_o the_o western_a empire_n the_o code_n and_o other_o part_n of_o that_o law_n be_v familiar_o read_v by_o our_o english_a lawyer_n and_o i_o think_v as_o well_o by_o our_o common_a as_o canon_n lawyer_n to_o omit_v that_o case_n of_o mabile_fw-la of_o franchiville_n wherein_o it_o seem_v a_o special_a regard_n be_v have_v to_o the_o civil_a etc._n law_n that_o permit_v not_o a_o mere_a bastard_n and_o succession_n ex_fw-la testamento_fw-la against_o a_o lawful_a heir_n of_o blood_n for_o otherwise_o how_o can_v richard_n the_o uncle_n institution_n as_o it_o seem_v by_o a_o former_a will_v have_v make_v colour_n of_o right_n for_o he_o against_o the_o latter_a will_n which_o mabile_fw-la pretend_v unless_o he_o rely_v upon_o she_o be_v a_o bastard_n but_o i_o shall_v think_v it_o probable_a enough_o that_o the_o original_a of_o this_o jurisdiction_n for_o legacy_n be_v out_o of_o the_o canon_n law_n and_o that_o especial_o from_o that_o canon_n si_fw-mi haeredes_fw-la etc._n etc._n before_o cite_v for_o although_o the_o decretal_n wherein_o it_o stand_v now_o authorize_v for_o a_o general_a law_n be_v first_o publish_v but_o in_o 24_o h._n 3._o by_o gregory_n the_o nine_o and_o that_o we_o see_v by_o infallible_a testimony_n already_o bring_v that_o legacy_n before_o that_o time_n be_v recoverable_a in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n yet_o by_o likelihood_n that_o very_a canon_n be_v insert_v in_o all_o or_o some_o of_o those_o eight_o more_o ancient_a compilation_n of_o the_o canon_n authorize_v by_o some_o former_a pope_n which_o be_v the_o more_o probable_a because_o we_o find_v it_o also_o in_o burchard_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v long_o before_o sufficient_a ground_n of_o this_o extrinsecal_n jurisdiction_n in_o the_o ordinary_a but_o i_o seek_v here_o for_o authority_n more_o than_o i_o dare_v be_v bold_a in_o conjecture_n which_o i_o leave_v to_o every_o man_n judgement_n part_n ii_o of_o the_o disposition_n or_o administration_n of_o intestates_fw-la good_n chap._n i._n in_o who_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_n in_o the_o saxon_n time_n it_o be_v in_o the_o lord_n of_o he_o that_o die_v understand_v the_o chief_a lord_n in_o case_n the_o intestate_a be_v a_o tenant_n and_o die_v at_o home_n in_o peace_n but_o in_o case_n he_o be_v no_o tenant_n or_o die_v in_o his_o lord_n army_n than_o it_o be_v it_o seem_v as_o other_o inheritance_n under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o that_o temporal_a court_n within_o who_o territory_n the_o good_n be_v this_o may_v be_v prove_v out_o of_o the_o law_n of_o that_o time_n which_o ordain_v that_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o a_o intestate_a who_o they_o call_v cwiale_a awe_n the_o lord_n 68_o be_v only_o to_o have_v the_o heriott_n due_a to_o he_o which_o be_v also_o appoint_v by_o 68_o the_o law_n of_o the_o same_o time_n that_o by_o he_o the_o lord_n advice_n or_o judgement_n his_o the_o intestates_fw-la good_n be_v divide_v among_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o the_o next_o of_o kin_n according_a as_o to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o of_o right_n belong_v that_o be_v according_a to_o the_o nearness_n of_o kindred_n if_o no_o child_n or_o nephew_n from_o they_o be_v for_o it_o must_v i_o suppose_v be_v understand_v that_o the_o succession_n be_v such_o that_o the_o child_n exclude_v all_o their_o kindred_n and_o of_o their_o kindred_n the_o next_o succeed_v according_a to_o that_o in_o tacitus_n germanorum_n of_o his_o german_n who_o custom_n be_v doubtless_o mix_v with_o our_o english_a saxon_n haeredes_fw-la say_v he_o successoresque_fw-la sint_fw-la cuique_fw-la liberi_fw-la &_o nullum_fw-la testamentum_fw-la but_o it_o seem_v christianity_n afterward_o bring_v in_o the_o free_a power_n of_o make_v testament_n among_o they_o si_fw-mi liberi_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la proximus_fw-la gradus_fw-la in_o possessione_n fratres_fw-la patrui_fw-la auunculi_fw-la but_o this_o be_v express_v only_o in_o case_n the_o tenant_n die_v at_o home_n and_o in_o peace_n for_o if_o he_o die_v in_o his_o 75._o lord_n army_n both_o the_o heriott_n be_v forgive_v and_o the_o inheritance_n both_o of_o good_n and_o land_n be_v to_o be_v divide_v as_o it_o ought_v which_o be_v it_o seem_v by_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o temporal_a court_n within_o who_o territory_n the_o death_n or_o good_n be_v for_o in_o that_o case_n it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o the_o lord_n judgement_n be_v to_o be_v use_v but_o that_o the_o heir_n shall_v divide_v all_o or_o as_o the_o word_n in_o the_o confessor_n law_n be_v habeant_fw-la heretochiis_fw-la h●redes_fw-la ejus_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la &_o terram_fw-la ejus_fw-la sine_fw-la aliqua_fw-la diminutione_n &_o recte_fw-la dividant_a interse_n where_o the_o right_a of_o the_o heir_n both_o to_o land_n and_o good_n be_v express_o design_v but_o the_o judge_n that_o shall_v give_v it_o they_o not_o mention_v therefore_o it_o seem_v it_o remain_v as_o other_o part_n of_o the_o common_a law_n under_o the_o temporal_a jurisdiction_n as_o by_o the_o possessione_n civil_a law_n it_o be_v under_o the_o praetor_n chap._n ii_o in_o who_o after_o the_o norman_n until_o king_n john_n time_n until_o king_n john_n time_n it_o seem_v the_o jurisdiction_n over_o intestates_fw-la good_n be_v as_o of_o other_o inheritance_n also_o in_o the_o temporal_a court_n yet_o no_o sufficient_a testimony_n be_v find_v to_o prove_v it_o express_o only_o when_o the_o common_a law_n of_o those_o time_n speak_v of_o intestates_fw-la they_o determine_v the_o succession_n by_o like_a division_n as_o those_o of_o the_o saxon_a time_n in_o law_n attribute_v to_o william_n the_o first_o we_o read_v cottoniana_n si_fw-mi home_n morust_n sans_o devise_n si_fw-mi departent_n les_fw-fr infant_n l'erite_n inter_fw-la sei_fw-it per_fw-la ovell_a and_o afterward_o in_o h._n 1._o paris_n law_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la baronum_fw-la vel_fw-la hominum_fw-la meorum_fw-la praeventus_fw-la vel_fw-la armis_fw-la vel_fw-la infirmitate_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la svam_fw-la nec_fw-la dederit_fw-la nec_fw-la dare_v disposuerit_fw-la uxor_fw-la sua_fw-la sive_fw-la liberi_fw-la aut_fw-la parent_n &_o legitimi_fw-la homines_fw-la svi_fw-la pro_fw-la anima_fw-la ejus_fw-la eam_fw-la dividant_a sicut_fw-la eye_n melius_fw-la visum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la here_o be_v the_o first_o mention_n as_o i_o remember_v of_o any_o thing_n occur_v in_o our_o law_n or_o history_n of_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o intestates_fw-la good_n pro_fw-la anima_fw-la ejus_fw-la which_o indeed_o may_v have_v be_v fit_o subject_v to_o the_o view_n at_o least_o of_o the_o church_n but_o no_o mention_n as_o yet_o be_v of_o any_o ecclesiastical_a power_n that_o tend_v that_o way_n i_o rather_o think_v that_o heretofore_o no_o use_n or_o practice_n be_v of_o administration_n commit_v direction_n give_v or_o meddle_v with_o the_o good_n by_o the_o ordinary_n but_o all_o be_v by_o the_o friend_n or_o kindred_n juxta_fw-la consilium_fw-la discretorum_fw-la virorum_fw-la as_o the_o word_n be_v in_o 22._o the_o statute_n make_v for_o such_o as_o shall_v die_v in_o the_o holy_a war_n with_o richard_n the_o first_o neither_o do_v that_o of_o glanvill_n which_o be_v write_v under_o h._n 2._o tell_v we_o of_o any_o thing_n of_o the_o ordinary_n power_n in_o this_o case_n although_o it_o have_v express_v mention_n of_o testament_n and_o the_o church_n jurisdiction_n of_o they_o indeed_o we_o there_o find_v that_o if_o no_o executor_n be_v name_v then_o 6._o possunt_fw-la propinqui_fw-la &_o consanguinei_fw-la testatoris_fw-la take_v upon_o they_o the_o executorship_n and_o sue_v in_o the_o king_n court_n against_o such_o as_o hinder_v the_o due_a payment_n of_o legacy_n which_o also_o agree_v well_o enough_o with_o that_o before_o cite_v out_o of_o the_o law_n of_o h._n 1._o neither_o be_v there_o in_o gualther_n mapes_n his_o apocalypsis_n be_v a_o bitter_a satyr_n against_o the_o abuse_n of_o the_o spiritual_a court_n in_o henry_n the_o second_o time_n nor_o in_o john_n of_o salisbury_n epistle_n that_o have_v many_o particular_n of_o the_o exercise_v jurisdiction_n of_o the_o church_n any_o thing_n occur_v that_o touch_v upon_o any_o ecclesiastical_a power_n of_o this_o nature_n