the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n which_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o conquest_n have_v therein_o place_v garrison_n and_o english_a colony_n according_a to_o the_o roman_a rule_n to_o contain_v they_o in_o subjection_n peace_n and_o union_n but_o to_o apply_v my_o pen_n to_o the_o other_o rule_n which_o be_v the_o union_n by_o law_n and_o though_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o conqueror_n at_o his_o pleasure_n to_o alter_v and_o change_v the_o law_n of_o the_o conquer_a kingdom_n 17._o cok._n l._n 7._o calvin_n case_n f._n 17._o and_o that_o without_o a_o parliament_n as_o edward_n the_o first_o do_v by_o his_o charter_n of_o rutland_n but_o until_o he_o do_v make_v a_o alteration_n of_o law_n the_o ancient_a law_n of_o that_o kingdom_n do_v still_o remain_v yet_o certain_o it_o be_v the_o great_a victory_n to_o alter_v and_o change_v the_o law_n of_o the_o conquer_a with_o their_o consent_n that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o more_o intimatc_n and_o entire_a union_n between_o 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as_o scythia_n dissides_fw-la from_o italy_n or_o spain_n from_o britanny_n and_o to_o bend_v and_o unite_v our_o national_a force_n against_o our_o foreign_a and_o outlandish_a enemy_n that_o thereby_o we_o may_v live_v in_o unity_n and_o safety_n among_o
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condition_n of_o the_o abovesaid_a union_n it_o may_v admit_v some_o comparison_n for_o the_o conqueror_n in_o our_o orb_n britanno_n do_v follow_v the_o tract_n and_o step_n of_o the_o roman_a conqueror_n whereby_o at_o the_o length_n upon_o their_o conquest_n they_o happy_o arrive_v at_o the_o like_a settlement_n of_o the_o union_n between_o the_o four_o discordant_a kingdom_n of_o england_n wales_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n to_o begin_v with_o william_n the_o conqueror_n who_o though_o he_o make_v a_o absolute_a and_o entire_a conquest_n of_o england_n and_o may_v have_v have_v all_o the_o land_n which_o he_o will_v have_v actual_o seize_v yet_o like_o a_o roman_a clement_a conqueror_n he_o take_v â—â—_o man_n estate_n from_o he_o england_n baker_n history_n of_o england_n neither_o dispossess_v they_o of_o any_o of_o their_o good_n but_o from_o those_o who_o demerit_n make_v they_o unworthy_a to_o hold_v they_o and_o will_v not_o adhere_v unto_o himâ—_n and_o the_o vacancy_n of_o 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that_o he_o be_v his_o subject_n and_o leigeman_n and_o do_v inherit_v the_o castle_n by_o the_o same_o law_n that_o the_o conqueror_n have_v allow_v and_o establish_v in_o england_n do_v therefore_o pray_v that_o he_o may_v hold_v the_o say_a castle_n in_o peace_n 41._o davys_n report_n foe_fw-mi 41._o the_o conqueror_n in_o this_o case_n do_v give_v judgement_n for_o sherborn_n against_o warren_n of_o which_o judgement_n cambden_n make_v mention_v ib._n davys_n ib._n in_o the_o description_n of_o norfolk_n &_o justice_n calthropp_n say_v that_o he_o have_v see_v a_o ancient_a copy_n of_o that_o judgement_n in_o the_o library_n of_o sir_n christopher_n heydon_n at_o barconsthorp_n in_o norfolk_n and_o as_o sir_n john_n daâ—â—_n report_v the_o contrary_a appear_v by_o the_o book_n of_o doomsday_n which_o in_o this_o point_n be_v of_o more_o credit_n than_o all_o the_o disconrse_n and_o chronicler_n in_o the_o world_n wherein_o be_v contain_v a_o exact_a description_n of_o all_o the_o realm_n make_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o say_a king_n as_o henry_n of_o huntingdon_n set_v forth_o per_fw-la angliam_fw-la ita_fw-la totus_fw-la regnabat_fw-la quol_fw-it ibi_fw-la non_fw-la una_fw-la hida_fw-la inerat_fw-la de_fw-la qua_fw-la nu_fw-la sciret_fw-la cujus_fw-la esset_fw-la he_o so_o total_o rule_v over_o all_o england_n that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o hide_v of_o land_n in_o it_o of_o which_o the_o know_v not_o who_o it_o be_v by_o which_o record_v it_o be_v declare_v that_o he_o do_v not_o take_v all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o english_a into_o his_o hand_n and_o confer_v they_o on_o his_o fellow_n for_o in_o it_o be_v expresseâ—_n what_o land_n the_o conqueror_n haâ—_n in_o demesne_fw-la to_o wit_n the_o land_n which_o be_v of_o st._n edward_n and_o be_v entitle_v terrae_fw-la edwardi_fw-la regis_fw-la and_o other_o which_o himself_o have_v seize_v upon_o the_o conquest_n and_o be_v entitle_v terrae_fw-la regis_fw-la without_o say_v any_o more_o as_o be_v note_v 49._o ed._n 3.23_o a_o and_o those_o land_n be_v now_o call_v the_o ancient_a demesne_fw-la land_n of_o the_o king_n or_o of_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n and_o in_o this_o book_n the_o possession_n of_o other_o land_n be_v put_v in_o certain_a as_o well_o as_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o king_n and_o those_o land_n which_o be_v under_o other_o title_n as_o terre_fw-fr episcopi_fw-la de_fw-fr exeter_n etc._n etc._n and_o all_o other_o land_n which_o be_v in_o other_o hand_n and_o name_v in_o that_o book_n be_v frank_a free_a 40._o ed._n 3.45_o fitz._n n._n b._n 16._o o._n and_o also_o roman_n like_o what_o he_o have_v purchase_v with_o his_o sword_n he_o possess_v by_o his_o sword_n for_o as_o sir_n edward_n coke_n 9_o cok._n pref_o l._n 9_o tâ—to_fw-la ejus_fw-la regiminis_fw-la tempore_fw-la aut_fw-la districtus_fw-la nunquam_fw-la interquievit_fw-la gladius_fw-la aut_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la manus_fw-la institit_fw-la capulo_fw-la iterato_fw-la evaginatura_fw-la in_o all_o the_o 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