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the_o whole_a book_n p._n 13_o chap._n x._o the_o druid_n reckon_v of_o time_n a_o age_n consist_v of_o thirty_o year_n what_o author_n treat_v of_o the_o druid_n their_o doctrine_n and_o custom_n savour_v of_o pythagoras_n and_o the_o cabalist_n they_o be_v the_o elder_a philosopher_n and_o lawyer_n among_o the_o gentile_n some_o odd_a image_n of_o they_o in_o stone_n in_o a_o abbey_n near_o voitland_n describe_v p._n 15_o chap._n xi_o the_o britan_n and_o gaul_n have_v law_n and_o custom_n much_o alike_o and_o whence_o that_o come_v some_o thing_n common_a to_o they_o both_o set_v down_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o breed_n of_o their_o child_n the_o marry_v of_o their_o wife_n the_o govern_n of_o their_o family_n burn_a woman_n that_o kill_v their_o husband_n and_o burn_v some_o servant_n with_o the_o dead_a master_n for_o company_n together_o with_o some_o remark_n of_o their_o public_a government_n p._n 16_o chap._n xii_o woman_n admit_v to_o public_a debate_n a_o large_a commendation_n of_o the_o sex_n together_o with_o a_o vindication_n of_o their_o fitness_n to_o govern_v against_o the_o salic_a law_n make_v out_o by_o several_a example_n of_o most_o nation_n p._n 18_o chap._n xiii_o their_o put_a themselves_o under_o protection_n by_o go_v into_o great_a man_n service_n their_o coin_n of_o money_n and_o their_o weigh_v of_o it_o some_o sort_n of_o flesh_n not_o lawful_a to_o be_v eat_v by_o they_o p._n 21_o chap._n fourteen_o community_n of_o wife_n among_o the_o britan_n use_v former_o by_o other_o nation_n also_o chalcondylas_n his_o mistake_n from_o our_o civil_a custom_n of_o salute_v a_o rÄ—buke_n of_o the_o foolish_a humour_n of_o jealousy_n p._n 22_o chap._n xv._n a_o account_n of_o the_o british_a state_n under_o the_o roman_n claudius_n win_v a_o battle_n and_o return_n to_o rome_n in_o triumph_n and_o leaf_n a._n plautius_n to_o order_n affair_n a_o colony_n be_v send_v to_o maldon_n in_o essex_n and_o to_o several_a other_o place_n the_o nature_n of_o these_o colony_n out_o of_o lipsius_n julius_n agricola_n government_n here_o in_o vespasian_n time_n p._n 24_o chap._n xvi_o in_o commodus_n his_o time_n king_n lucy_n embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n and_o desire_n eleutherius_fw-la then_o pope_n to_o send_v he_o the_o roman_a law_n in_o stead_n of_o heathen_a priest_n he_o make_v three_o arch-bishop_n and_o twenty_o eight_o bishop_n he_o endow_v the_o church_n and_o make_v they_o sanctuary_n the_o manner_n of_o government_n in_o constantine_n time_n where_o end_v the_o roman_a account_n p._n 27_o chap._n xvii_o the_o saxon_n be_v send_v for_o in_o by_o vortigern_n against_o the_o scot_n and_o pict_n who_o usurp_v the_o government_n set_v up_o the_o heptarchy_n the_o angles_n jute_n frison_n all_o call_v saxon_n a_o account_n of_o they_o and_o their_o law_n take_v out_o of_o adam_n of_o bremen_n p._n 29_o chap._n xviii_o the_o saxon_n division_n of_o their_o people_n into_o four_o rank_n no_o person_n to_o marry_v out_o of_o his_o own_o rank_n what_o proportion_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o marriage_n according_a to_o policy_n like_a to_o like_v the_o old_a rule_n now_o matrimony_n be_v make_v a_o matter_n of_o money_n p._n 30_o chap._n xix_o the_o saxon_n way_n of_o judge_v the_o event_n of_o war_n with_o a_o enemy_n their_o manner_n of_o approve_v a_o proposal_n in_o council_n by_o clatter_v their_o arms._n the_o original_a of_o hundred-court_n their_o dub_a their_o youth_n into_o men._n the_o privilege_n of_o young_a lad_n noble_o bear_v the_o morganheb_n or_o wedding-dowry_n p._n 32_o chap._n xx._n their_o severe_a punishment_n of_o adultery_n by_o maim_v some_o part_n of_o the_o body_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o give_v by_o bracton_n the_o like_a practise_v by_o dane_n and_o norman_n p._n 33_o chap._n xxi_o the_o manner_n of_o inherit_v among_o they_o of_o deadly_a feud_n of_o wergild_n or_o head-money_n for_o murder_n the_o nature_n of_o country-tenure_n and_o knight_n fee_n p._n 36_o chap._n xxii_o since_o the_o return_n of_o christianity_n into_o the_o island_n king_n ethelbert_n law_n against_o sacrilege_n thief_n former_o amerce_v in_o cattle_n a_o blot_n upon_o theodred_a the_o good_a bishop_n of_o london_n for_o hang_v thief_n the_o country_n call_v engelond_n by_o order_n of_o king_n egbert_n and_o why_o so_o call_v the_o law_n of_o king_n ina_n alfred_n ethelred_n etc._n etc._n be_v still_o to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o saxon._n those_o of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n and_o king_n knute_n the_o dane_n be_v put_v forth_o by_o mr._n lambard_n in_o his_o archaeonomia_fw-la p._n 37_o chap._n xxiii_o king_n alfred_n divide_v england_n into_o county_n or_o shire_n and_o into_o hundred_o and_o tything_n the_o original_a of_o decenna_n or_o courtleet_n friburg_n and_o mainpast_a form_n of_o law_n how_o people_n be_v to_o answer_v for_o those_o who_o they_o have_v in_o borgh_n or_o mainpast_a p._n 39_o chap._n xxiv_o king_n alfred_n first_o appoint_v sheriff_n by_o duns_n scotus_n his_o advice_n he_o give_v order_n for_o the_o breed_n up_o of_o youth_n in_o learning_n by_o the_o way_n what_o a_o hide_n of_o land_n be_v king_n edgar_n law_n for_o drink_v prelate_n investiture_n by_o the_o king_n ring_n and_o staff_n king_n knute_n law_n against_o any_o englishman_n that_o shall_v kill_v a_o dane_n hence_o englescyre_n the_o manner_n of_o subscribe_v and_o seal_v till_o edward_n the_o confessor_n time_n king_n harold_n law_n that_o no_o welshman_n shall_v come_v on_o this_o side_n offa_n dike_n with_o a_o weapon_n p._n 41_o chap._n xxv_o the_o royal_a consort_n great_a privilege_n of_o grant_v felon_n estate_n forfeit_v to_o the_o king_n estate_n grant_v by_o the_o king_n with_o three_o exception_n of_o expedition_n bridge_n and_o castle_n the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o king_n present_v a_o turf_n at_o the_o altar_n of_o that_o church_n to_o which_o he_o give_v land_n such_o a_o grant_n of_o king_n ethelbald_n comprise_v in_o old_a verse_n p._n 43_o the_o contetn_n book_n ii_o chap._n i._o william_n the_o conquerour_n title_n he_o bestow_v land_n upon_o his_o follower_n and_o bring_v bishop_n and_o abbot_n under_o military_a service_n a_o account_n of_o the_o old_a english_a law_n call_v merchenlage_n danelage_n and_o westsaxenlage_a he_o be_v prevail_v upon_o by_o the_o baron_n to_o govern_v according_a to_o king_n edward_n law_n and_o at_o s._n alban_n take_v his_o oath_n so_o to_o do_v yet_o some_o new_a law_n be_v add_v to_o those_o old_a one_o p._n 47_o 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 p._n 51_o chap._n iii_o other_o way_n of_o grant_v and_o convey_v estate_n by_o a_o sword_n etc._n etc._n 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cymbrian_n and_o lampridius_n in_o alexander_n severus_n both_o the_o northern_a people_n and_o the_o italian_n do_v owe_v they_o to_o the_o huns_n and_o lombard_n but_o these_o late_a according_a to_o a_o more_o modern_a form_n let_v these_o thing_n suffice_v out_o of_o cornelius_n tacitus_n which_o belong_v to_o this_o head_n chap._n xxii_o since_o the_o return_n of_o christianity_n into_o the_o island_n king_n ethelbert_n law_n against_o sacrilege_n thief_n former_o amerce_v in_o cattle_n a_o blot_n upon_o theodred_a the_o good_a bishop_n of_o london_n for_o hang_v thief_n the_o country_n call_v engelond_n by_o order_n of_o king_n egbert_n and_o why_o so_o call_v the_o law_n of_o king_n ina_n alfred_n ethelred_n etc._n etc._n be_v still_o to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o saxon._n those_o of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n and_o king_n knute_n the_o dane_n be_v put_v forth_o by_o mr._n lambard_n in_o his_o archaeonomia_fw-la before_o that_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n have_v drive_v out_o 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who_o shall_v convey_v away_o by_o stealth_n any_o of_o those_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n or_o to_o a_o bishop_n or_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o order_n in_o the_o law_n of_o some_o that_o come_v after_o he_o as_o those_o of_o king_n alured_n who_o cull_v out_o of_o ethelbert_n act_n to_o make_v up_o his_o own_o and_o those_o of_o king_n athelstan_n thief_n make_v satisfaction_n with_o money_n according_o as_o tacitus_n say_v of_o the_o german_n that_o for_o light_a offence_n those_o that_o be_v convict_v be_v at_o the_o rate_n of_o their_o penalty_n amerce_v such_o a_o number_n of_o horse_n or_o other_o cattle_n for_o as_o festus_n have_v it_o before_o brass_n and_o silver_n be_v coin_a ovibus_fw-la by_o ancient_a custom_n they_o be_v fine_v for_o their_o fault_n so_o much_o cattle_n but_o those_o who_o meddle_v with_o any_o thing_n sacred_a we_o read_v have_v that_o hand_n cut_v off_o with_o which_o they_o commit_v the_o theft_n well!_o but_o be_o i_o mistake_v 13._o or_o be_v sacrilege_n even_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_a government_n punish_v as_o a_o capital_a crime_n there_o be_v a_o passage_n of_o william_n of_o malmsbury_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la pontificum_fw-la 96_o that_o incline_v i_o to_o think_v so_o speak_v of_o theodred_a the_o bishop_n of_o london_n when_o athelstan_n be_v king_n he_o say_v that_o he_o have_v among_o the_o common_a people_n get_v the_o surname_n of_o theodred_a the_o good_a for_o the_o eminence_n of_o his_o virtue_n only_o in_o one_o thing_n he_o fall_v short_a which_o be_v rather_o a_o mistake_n than_o a_o crime_n that_o those_o thief_n which_o be_v take_v at_o st._n edmund_n who_o the_o holy_a martyr_n have_v upon_o their_o vain_a attempt_n tie_v with_o a_o invisible_a knot_n he_o mean_v st._n edmundsbury_n in_o suffolk_n which_o church_n these_o fellow_n have_v a_o design_n to_o rob_v be_v say_v by_o miracle_n to_o have_v stand_v still_o in_o the_o place_n as_o if_o they_o have_v 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it_o be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o first_o come_v in_o of_o the_o angle_n and_o another_o some_o body_n say_v it_o be_v so_o name_v from_o hengist_n a_o saxon_a prince_n there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o law_n of_o king_n ina_n alfred_n edward_n athelstan_n edmund_n edgar_z ethelred_n and_o knute_n the_o dane_n write_v in_o the_o saxon_a language_n which_o have_v last_v till_o these_o very_a time_n for_o king_n knute_n give_v order_v it_o be_v william_n of_o malmsbury_n speak_v that_o all_o the_o law_n which_o have_v be_v make_v by_o former_a king_n and_o especial_o by_o his_o predecessor_n ethelred_n shall_v under_o pain_n of_o his_o displeasure_n and_o a_o fine_a be_v constant_o observe_v for_o the_o keep_n of_o which_o even_o now_o in_o the_o time_n of_o those_o who_o be_v call_v the_o good_a people_n swear_v in_o the_o name_n of_o king_n edward_n not_o that_o he_o appoint_v they_o but_o that_o he_o observe_v they_o the_o law_n of_o edward_n who_o for_o his_o piety_n have_v the_o 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they_o have_v in_o borgh_n or_o mainpast_a 35._o ingulph_n the_o abbot_n of_o crowland_n write_v of_o king_n alfred_n say_v wintoniae_fw-la that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o that_o change_v the_o village_n or_o lordship_n and_o province_n of_o all_o england_n into_o county_n or_o shire_n before_o that_o it_o be_v reckon_v and_o divide_v according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o hide_n or_o plough-land_n by_o little_a district_n or_o quarter_n he_o divide_v the_o county_n into_o hundred_o and_o tything_n it_o be_v long_o before_o that_o honorius_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n cantuariensis_n have_v part_v the_o country_n into_o parish_n to_o wit_n anno_fw-la 636._o that_o every_o native_a home-born_a lawful_a man_n may_v be_v in_o some_o hundred_o and_o tything_n i_o mean_v whosoever_o be_v â—ull_a twelve_o year_n of_o age_n and_o if_o any_o
one_o shall_v be_v suspect_v of_o larceny_n or_o th_a 19_o he_o may_v in_o his_o own_o hundred_o or_o ward_n be_v either_o condemn_v or_o give_v security_n in_o some_o manuscript_n it_o be_v be_v acquit_v he_o may_v either_o incur_v or_o avoid_v the_o deserve_a penalty_n william_n of_o malmsbury_n add_v to_o this_o that_o he_o that_o can_v not_o find_v security_n be_v afraid_a of_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o law_n and_o if_o any_o guilty_a person_n either_o before_o his_o give_a security_n or_o after_o shall_v make_v his_o escape_n all_o of_o that_o hundred_o and_o tything_n shall_v incur_v the_o king_n fine_a here_o we_o have_v the_o original_a of_o decenna_n or_o a_o courtleet_n of_o friburg_n and_o perhaps_o of_o mainpast_a which_o thing_n though_o grow_v out_o of_o use_n in_o the_o present_a age_n yet_o be_v very_o often_o mention_v not_o only_o in_o the_o confessor_n law_n 10._o but_o also_o in_o bracton_n and_o in_o other_o record_n of_o our_o law_n what_o decenna_n be_v the_o word_n itself_o do_v almost_o show_v and_o ingulph_n make_v out_o that_o be_v a_o dousin_n or_o courtleet_n friburg_n or_o borgh_n signify_v a_o surety_n for_o fri_n be_v all_o one_o as_o free_v he_o who_o pass_v his_o word_n for_o another_o good_a behaviour_n or_o good_a a_o bear_n and_o be_v become_v his_o security_n be_v say_v to_o have_v such_o a_o one_o in_o his_o borgh_n be_v engage_v upon_o this_o account_n to_o the_o government_n to_o answer_v for_o he_o if_o he_o misbehave_v himself_o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o our_o people_n in_o the_o country_n call_v those_o that_o live_v near_o they_o or_o as_o i_o may_v say_v at_o the_o next_o door_n neighbour_n when_o yet_o those_o that_o will_v find_v out_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o people_n of_o liege_n in_o the_o low_a country_n be_v call_v eburones_n do_v understand_v that_o burgh_n which_o be_v the_o same_o as_o borgh_n to_o stand_v for_o a_o neighbour_n and_o this_o be_v plain_o affirm_v by_o pontus_n heuterus_n 13._o in_o other_o origination_n of_o the_o like_a kind_n manupastus_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o a_o family_n as_o if_o one_o will_v say_v feed_v by_o hand_n just_o in_o the_o like_a sense_n julius_n pollux_n 8._o in_o greek_a term_n a_o master_n of_o a_o family_n trophimos_n that_o be_v the_o feeder_n of_o it_o that_o the_o right_n of_o friburg_n and_o manupast_n be_v in_o use_n with_o the_o english_a some_o five_o or_o six_o generation_n ago_o be_v manifest_a cant._n curio_z a_o priest_n be_v fine_v by_o edward_n the_o three_o because_o there_o have_v be_v one_o of_o his_o family_n a_o murderer_n and_o the_o ancient_a sheet_n concern_v the_o progress_n or_o survey_n of_o kent_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o do_v give_v some_o light_n this_o way_n ralph_n a_o milner_n of_o sandon_n and_o roger_n a_o boy_n of_o the_o say_v ralph_n in_o borgh_n of_o tincham_n twicham_n critic_n whoever_o you_o be_v i_o will_v not_o have_v you_o to_o laugh_v at_o this_o homespun_a dialect_n come_v by_o 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