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his_o heir_n and_o not_o by_o such_o service_n as_o be_v require_v in_o ancient_a demesn_a according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o manner_n and_o again_o i_o find_v in_o the_o same_o book_n fol._n 14._o b._n a_o note_n to_o this_o effect_n that_o the_o land_n which_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o saint_n at_o the_o make_n of_o the_o book_n call_v doomsday_n be_v ancient_a demesn_a and_o that_o all_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o realm_n be_v call_v frank_a fee_n with_o the_o which_o note_n fitzherb_n agree_v na_o br_n fol._n 161._o e._n so_o that_o all_o the_o land_n in_o the_o realm_n by_o this_o reason_n be_v either_o ancient_a demesn_a or_o frank_a fee._n the_o new_a expounder_n of_o the_o law_n term_n define_v frank_a fee_n to_o be_v a_o tanure_n in_o fee_n simple_a of_o land_n pleadable_a at_o the_o common_a law_n and_o not_o in_o ancient_a demesn_a see_v fachineus_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 39_o who_o define_v feudum_fw-la francum_fw-la esse_fw-la pro_fw-la quo_fw-la nullum_fw-la seruitium_fw-la praestatur_fw-la domino_fw-la with_o who_o agree_v zasius_n de_fw-fr fendis_fw-la parte_fw-la 12._o saying_n that_o therefore_o it_o be_v feudum_fw-la improprium_fw-la quia_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la seruitio_fw-la liberum_fw-la frank_n farm_n firma_n libera_fw-la be_v land_n or_o tenement_n wherein_o the_o nature_n of_o fee_n be_v change_v by_o feoffment_n out_o of_o knight_n service_n for_o certain_a yearly_a service_n and_o whence_o neither_o homage_n wardship_n marriage_n nor_o relief_n may_v be_v demand_v nor_o any_o other_o service_n not_o contain_v in_o the_o feoffment_n britton_n ca._n 66._o nu_fw-la 3._o see_v fee_fw-mi ferme_fw-fr frank_n law_n libera_fw-la lex_fw-la see_v cromptons_n justice_n of_o peace_n fol._n 156._o b._n where_o you_o shall_v find_v what_o it_o be_v by_o the_o contrary_n for_o he_o that_o for_o a_o offence_n as_o conspiracy_n etc._n etc._n leese_v his_o frank_a law_n be_v say_v to_o fall_v into_o these_o mischief_n first_o that_o he_o may_v never_o be_v empanel_v upon_o any_o jury_n or_o assize_n or_o otherwise_o use_v in_o testifi_a any_o truth_n next_o if_o he_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v in_o the_o king_n court_n he_o must_v not_o approach_v thither_o in_o person_n but_o must_v appoint_v his_o attorney_n three_o his_o land_n good_n and_o chatelsmu_v be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n and_o his_o land_n must_v be_v estreaped_a his_o tree_n root_v up_o and_o his_o body_n commit_v to_o prison_n for_o this_o the_o say_a author_n cit_v the_o book_n of_o assize_n foe_n 59_o conspiracy_n f._n 11._o 24._o ed._n 3._o foe_n 34._o see_v conspiracy_n frank_n marriage_n liberum_fw-la maritagium_fw-la be_v a_o tenurein_a tail_n special_a grow_v from_o these_o word_n in_o the_o gift_n comprise_v sciant_fw-la etc._n etc._n my_o m._n h_o de_fw-fr w._n dedrsse_n &_o concessisse_fw-la &_o praesenti_fw-la charta_fw-la mea_fw-la confirmasse_fw-la i._n a._n filio_fw-la meo_fw-la &_o margeriae_fw-la uxori_fw-la eius_fw-la filiae_fw-la verae_fw-la t._n n._n in_o liberum_fw-la marit_fw-la agium_fw-la unum_fw-la messuagium_fw-la etc._n etc._n west_n part_n i._o symbol_n li._n 2._o sect_n 303._o the_o effect_n of_o which_o word_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o land_n to_o they_o and_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o body_n and_o shall_v do_v no_o fealty_n to_o the_o donour_n until_o the_o four_o degree_n see_v new_a term_n of_o law_n glanuile_n li._n 7._o ca._n 18._o &_o bracton_n li._n 2._o ca._n 7._o nu_fw-la 4._o where_o he_o divide_v maritagium_fw-la in_fw-la liberum_fw-la &_o seruitio_fw-la obligatum_fw-la see_v marriage_n fleta_n give_v this_o reason_n why_o the_o heir_n do_v no_o service_n until_o the_o four_o descent_n ne_fw-la donatores_fw-la vel_fw-la eorum_fw-la haeredes_fw-la per_fw-la homagii_fw-la receptionem_fw-la a_o reversione_n repellantur_fw-la and_o why_o in_o the_o four_o descent_n and_o downward_o they_o shall_v do_v service_n to_o the_o donour_n quia_fw-la in_o quarto_fw-la gradu_fw-la uchementer_fw-la praesumitur_fw-la quòd_fw-la terra_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la defectu_fw-la haeredum_fw-la donatariorum_fw-la reversura_fw-la libro_fw-la tertio_fw-la ca._n 11._o in_o princ_fw-la frankpledge_v franoiplegium_n be_v compound_v of_o franc._n i_o libre_fw-la and_o pleige_v i._o fideiussor_fw-la and_o signify_v in_o our_o common_a law_n a_o pledge_n or_o surety_n for_o free_a man_n for_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o england_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n be_v that_o every_o free_a bear_v man_n at_o fourteen_o year_n of_o age_n after_o bracton_n religious_a person_n clerk_n knight_n and_o their_o elder_a son_n except_v shall_v find_v surety_n for_o his_o truth_n towards_o the_o king_n and_o his_o subject_n or_o else_o be_v keep_v in_o prison_n whereupon_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o neighbour_n become_v customable_o bind_v one_o for_o another_o to_o see_v each_o man_n of_o their_o pledge_n forthcoming_a at_o all_o 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