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lord_n of_o the_o soil_n or_o territory_n to_o have_v hold_v use_v occupy_v and_o enjoy_v honour_n manor_n land_n tenement_n or_o hereditament_n to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o upon_o condition_n that_o the_o say_a vassal_n or_o party_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n do_v homage_n and_o fealty_n to_o his_o lord_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n for_o such_o honour_n land_n or_o hereditament_n and_o do_v he_o either_o service_n in_o war_n according_a as_o it_o be_v covenant_v between_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o vassal_n or_o such_o other_o service_n as_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o tenure_n do_v require_v or_o if_o he_o fail_v therein_o he_o shall_v either_o find_v some_o other_o in_o his_o room_n to_o do_v the_o same_o or_o else_o pay_v a_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n in_o lieu_n thereof_o although_o this_o tenure_n by_o the_o first_o creation_n thereof_o be_v perpetual_a yet_o that_o the_o sovereignty_n thereof_o shall_v not_o still_o remain_v unprofitable_a to_o the_o first_o lord_n the_o whole_a benefit_n thereof_o go_v continual_o to_o the_o vassal_n or_o tenant_n it_o be_v provide_v that_o the_o sovereign_n or_o chief_a lord_n the_o first_o year_n the_o heir_n or_o successor_n of_o the_o vassal_n come_v unto_o his_o land_n shall_v have_v the_o whole_a revenue_n of_o his_o livelihood_n for_o that_o year_n or_o a_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n in_o token_n of_o the_o return_n thereof_o unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o redemption_n thereof_o make_v again_o by_o the_o tenant_n which_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o novel_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v well_o nigh_o the_o same_o that_o we_o call_v livery_n which_o every_o heir_n that_o hold_v in_o knight_n service_n sue_v out_o before_o he_o take_v possession_n of_o his_o land_n as_o heir_n to_o his_o ancestor_n this_o tenure_n be_v get_v either_o by_o investiture_n or_o by_o succession_n investiture_n be_v the_o same_o that_o we_o call_v creation_n and_o be_v the_o be_v investiture_n what_o it_o be_v premier_n grant_v of_o a_o feud_n or_o tenure_n to_o any_o with_o all_o right_n and_o solemnity_n thereto_o belong_v wherein_o the_o homager_n or_o feodatarie_n for_o the_o most_o part_n upon_o his_o knee_n promise_v faith_n and_o allegiance_n under_o a_o solemn_a oath_n unto_o his_o lord_n and_o his_o successor_n succession_n be_v whereby_o the_o elder_a son_n succee_v the_o feud_n what_o be_v succession_n in_o the_o feud_n father_n in_o his_o inheritance_n and_o if_o he_o fail_v and_o have_v no_o issue_n than_o the_o next_o brother_n and_o so_o in_o order_n successive_o and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o son_n than_o the_o next_o heir_n male_a and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o heir_n male_a than_o the_o land_n escheat_n unto_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o lumbards_n from_o who_o the_o feud_n first_o come_v or_o at_o the_o least_o be_v chief_o derive_v from_o they_o direct_v all_o their_o policy_n as_o the_o lacedaemon_n do_v to_o matter_n of_o war_n have_v no_o feminine_a feud_n among_o they_o but_o after_o by_o process_n of_o time_n there_o be_v create_v aswell_o feminine_a feude_n as_o masculine_a feud_n in_o so_o much_o as_o where_o there_o be_v no_o issue_n male_a to_o put_v they_o from_o it_o woman_n do_v succeed_v in_o the_o inheritance_n sect_n 3._o of_o feude_n regal_a and_o not_o regal_a liege_n and_o not_o liege_n and_o how_o feud_n may_v be_v lose_v of_o feud_n some_o be_v regal_a some_o not_o regal_a regal_a be_v those_o which_o be_v give_v by_o the_o prince_n only_o and_o can_v be_v give_v by_o any_o inferior_a of_o these_o some_o be_v ecclesiastical_a as_o archbishopric_n bishopric_n and_o such_o like_a other_o be_v civil_a or_o temporal_a as_o dukedom_n earldom_n viscount_n and_o lord_n who_o by_o that_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o have_v the_o conduct_v of_o the_o prince_n army_n at_o home_n and_o abroad_o if_o they_o be_v thereto_o appoint_v and_o have_v right_a of_o peer_n in_o make_v of_o law_n in_o matter_n of_o trial_n and_o such_o other_o like_o business_n not_o regal_a be_v those_o which_o hold_v not_o immediate_o of_o the_o prince_n but_o be_v hold_v of_o such_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a state_n which_o have_v have_v their_o honour_n immediate_o from_o the_o prince_n beside_o of_o feud_n some_o be_v liege_n other_o not_o liege_n liege_n feud_n be_v they_o in_o the_o which_o the_o vassal_n or_o feodatorie_n promise_v absolute_a fealty_n or_o faith_n to_o his_o lord_n against_o all_o man_n without_o exception_n of_o the_o king_n himself_o or_o any_o other_o more_o ancient_a lord_n to_o who_o beside_o he_o owe_v allegiance_n or_o service_n of_o this_o sort_n there_o be_v none_o in_o this_o realm_n of_o england_n but_o such_o as_o be_v make_v to_o the_o king_n himself_o as_o appear_v by_o littleton_n in_o the_o title_n of_o homage_n wherein_o be_v special_o homage_n salve_fw-la le_fw-fr foy_fw-fr que_fw-fr je_fw-fr doy_fw-fr à _fw-fr nostre_fw-fr signior_n le_fw-fr roy._n littleton_n do_fw-mi homage_n except_v the_o faith_n which_o the_o homager_n owe_v to_o his_o lord_n the_o king_n feud_n not_o liege_n be_v such_o wherein_o homage_n be_v do_v with_o special_a reservation_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o allegiance_n to_o the_o prince_n and_o sovereign_a of_o such_o as_o be_v vassal_n or_o liege_n man_n some_o be_v call_v valvasores_fw-la majores_fw-la other_o valvasores_fw-la minores_fw-la valvasores_fw-la vavasor_n vavasor_n majores_fw-la be_v such_o as_o hold_v great_a place_n of_o the_o state_n under_o the_o emperor_n or_o king_n as_o be_v the_o degree_n of_o honour_n beforenamed_n and_o be_v call_v peer_n of_o the_o land_n who_o only_o give_v nobility_n valvasores_fw-la minores_fw-la be_v those_o which_o be_v no_o peer_n of_o the_o land_n and_o yet_o have_v a_o pre-eminence_n above_o the_o people_n and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o middle_a region_n between_o the_o people_n and_o the_o nobility_n such_o as_o be_v knight_n squire_n and_o gentleman_n the_o feud_n be_v lose_v by_o sundry_a way_n by_o default_n of_o issue_n of_o he_o to_o who_o it_o be_v first_o give_v which_o they_o call_v apertura_fw-la feodi_fw-la by_o surrender_n thereof_o which_o by_o they_o be_v term_v refutatio_fw-la feodi_fw-la by_o forfeiture_n end_n that_o be_v in_o two_o sort_n either_o by_o not_o do_v the_o service_n that_o his_o tenure_n do_v require_v or_o by_o commit_v some_o villainous_a act_n against_o his_o lord_n as_o in_o conspire_v his_o sovereign_n death_n defile_v his_o bed_n or_o deflower_v his_o daughter_n or_o some_o other_o like_o act_n treacherous_a to_o his_o lord_n &_o unworthy_a of_o himself_o chap._n v._n sect_n 1._o what_o the_o canon_n law_n be_v in_o general_a what_o the_o decree_n be_v and_o of_o how_o many_o part_n and_o so_o much_o of_o the_o civil_a law_n &_o the_o book_n thereunto_o pertain_v now_o it_o follow_v that_o i_o do_v in_o like_a order_n speak_v of_o the_o canon_n law_n which_o be_v more_o hardly_o think_v upon_o among_o the_o people_n for_o that_o the_o subject_n thereof_o in_o many_o point_n have_v many_o gross_a and_o superstitious_a matter_n use_v in_o the_o time_n of_o papistry_n as_o of_o the_o mass_n and_o such_o other_o like_o trumpery_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v in_o it_o beside_o many_o thing_n of_o great_a wisdom_n and_o even_o those_o matter_n of_o superstition_n themselves_o be_v in_o a_o generality_n well_o apply_v to_o the_o true_a service_n of_o god_n may_v have_v a_o good_a use_n and_o understanding_n law_n what_o be_v the_o canon_n law_n the_o canon_n law_n have_v his_o name_n of_o the_o greek_a word_n canon_n which_o in_o english_a be_v a_o rule_n because_o it_o lead_v a_o man_n straight_o neither_o draw_v he_o on_o the_o one_o side_n or_o the_o other_o but_o rather_o correct_v that_o which_o be_v out_o of_o
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