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law_n make_v by_o king_n knute_n in_o favour_n of_o his_o danes_n and_o so_o afterward_o it_o be_v interpret_v in_o behalf_n of_o the_o francigenae_fw-la frenchman_n or_o whatever_o foreigner_n that_o if_o any_o such_o be_v privy_o murder_v or_o slay_v the_o village_n where_o the_o fact_n be_v do_v shall_v be_v amerce_v in_o a_o lusty_a fine_a to_o the_o king_n unless_o they_o can_v prove_v englecerie_n that_o be_v that_o the_o murder_a person_n be_v a_o englishman_n one_o bear_v of_o english_a parent_n in_o which_o case_n there_o be_v no_o fine_a levy_v so_o that_o the_o dane_n and_o french_a when_o they_o govern_v here_o provide_v they_o may_v secure_v themselves_o from_o the_o english_a be_v well_o enough_o content_a to_o let_v they_o destroy_v one_o another_o chap._n xxv_o pag._n 44._o lin_v 11._o a_o olympiad_n a_o account_n of_o time_n use_v by_o the_o greek_n consist_v of_o four_o year_n so_o call_v from_o the_o olympic_a game_n which_o be_v celebrate_v in_o honour_n of_o 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only_o lin._n 12._o under_o military_a service_n or_o knight_n service_n that_o be_v to_o find_v the_o king_n such_o a_o number_n of_o man_n and_o arm_n in_o time_n of_o war_n as_o it_o be_v here_o express_v see_v cowell_n in_o the_o word_n chivalry_n indeed_o the_o clergy_n before_o the_o conqueror_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_n as_o we_o find_v it_o in_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o book_n be_v allow_v to_o be_v free_a from_o secular_a service_n but_o with_o a_o exception_n and_o reserve_v however_o of_o these_o thing_n to_o wit_n expedition_n repair_v of_o castle_n and_o building_n of_o bridge_n from_o which_o last_o duty_n the_o high-priest_n among_o the_o roman_n be_v call_v pontifices_fw-la i._n e._n bridge-maker_n now_o this_o bring_n of_o the_o bishop_n barony_n under_o knight_n service_n be_v sure_a enough_o design_v to_o engage_v they_o into_o a_o close_a dependence_n upon_o the_o crown_n and_o to_o take_v they_o off_o from_o hanker_a after_o any_o foreign_a power_n to_o which_o they_o may_v pretend_v to_o owe_v any_o subordination_n as_o all_o along_o the_o time_n of_o popery_n out_o of_o reverence_n to_o the_o holy_a see_v they_o be_v forward_o enough_o upon_o occasion_n to_o think_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o do_v even_o to_o the_o high_a discontent_n and_o great_a disservice_n of_o their_o king_n chap._n ii_o pag._n 51._o lin_v 12._o ready_a money_n so_o i_o render_v viva_n pecunia_fw-la which_o though_o spelman_n say_v it_o be_v so_o call_v that_o it_o may_v the_o more_o express_o signify_v pecudes_fw-la i._n e._n cattle_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o to_o i_o i_o confess_v make_v out_o by_o any_o fair_a instance_n that_o it_o do_v ever_o so_o signify_v and_o that_o it_o can_v be_v take_v in_o that_o sense_n here_o be_v plain_a from_o what_o immediate_o go_v before_o quot_fw-la animalia_fw-la imò_fw-la quantum_fw-la vivae_fw-la pecuniae_fw-la cuique_fw-la possidebat_fw-la where_o animalia_fw-la living_n creature_n include_v pecudes_fw-la the_o cattle_n chap._n iii_o pag._n 54._o lin_v 32._o boseham_n what_o earl_n godwin_n trick_n be_v or_o wherein_o the_o conceit_n lie_v i_o can_v at_o present_v well_o imagine_v unless_o it_o be_v in_o the_o equivocation_n or_o misunderstanding_n of_o the_o word_n boseham_n as_o it_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o word_n bosom_n in_o the_o pronunciation_n and_o sound_n of_o it_o thus_o suppose_v the_o earl_n at_o meet_v of_o the_o archbishop_n come_v up_o to_o he_o upon_o pretence_n of_o salute_v he_o say_v give_v i_o your_o boseham_n my_o lord_n to_o which_o the_o archbishop_n think_v belike_o he_o may_v by_o way_n of_o desire_v his_o pastoral_n embrace_v mean_v only_o his_o bosom_n ready_o make_v answer_n i_o give_v you_o my_o bosom_n which_o the_o earl_n with_o a_o cunning_a fetch_v interpret_v a_o grant_n of_o his_o estate_n of_o boseham_n pardon_v reader_n my_o mistake_n if_o it_o be_v one_o since_o i_o have_v no_o better_a account_n from_o my_o own_o guess_n to_o give_v meet_v with_o no_o help_n from_o our_o law-dictionary_n chap._n iu._n p._n 56._o lin_v 8._o the_o first_o sheriff_n of_o county_n a_o sheriff_n or_o shyrereev_n signify_v the_o governor_n of_o a_o county_n call_v in_o latin_a vicecomes_a as_o deputy_n to_o the_o count_n or_o lord_n or_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o county_n though_o even_o in_o the_o confessor_n time_n he_o be_v reckon_v the_o king_n officer_n and_o not_o the_o count_n this_o office_n as_o mr._n camden_n tell_v we_o be_v first_o set_v up_o by_o king_n alfred_n who_o also_o divide_v england_n into_o county_n and_o those_o county_n again_o into_o hundred_o and_o tything_n lin._n 29._o other_o judge_n without_o appeal_n this_o shall_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o court_n of_o chancery_n for_o which_o reason_n the_o lord_n chancellor_n be_v say_v to_o keep_v the_o king_n conscience_n as_o here_o these_o judge_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o king_n bosom_n lin._n 37._o act_v a_o busiris_n his_o part_n i._n e._n treat_v stranger_n ill_a he_o be_v a_o cruel_a tyrant_n of_o egypt_n who_o slay_v stranger_n and_o sacrifice_v they_o to_o his_o god_n whence_o the_o proverb_n busiridis_n arae_fw-la pag._n 57_o lin_v 39_o that_o he_o shall_v pay_v it_o at_o the_o scale_n that_o be_v shall_v pay_v it_o by_o weight_n or_o according_a to_o full_a weight_n chap._n vi_o pag._n 60._o lin_v 17._o be_v lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n in_o the_o latin_a it_o be_v thus_o express_v totius_fw-la regni_fw-la placitator_n &_o exactor_n where_o i_o confess_v the_o former_a title_n of_o the_o two_o give_v i_o the_o occasion_n of_o my_o mistake_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v chief_a justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n whereas_o i_o shall_v rather_o have_v render_v it_o thus_o who_o have_v be_v to_o wit_n in_o king_n rufus_n his_o time_n pleader_n or_o demander_n and_o receiver_n of_o the_o king_n duty_n throughout_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n for_o such_o a_o officer_n this_o exactor_n regius_fw-la be_v otherwise_o call_v grafio_n see_v spelman_n upon_o both_o those_o word_n lin_n 39_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_n a_o hereot_fw-la this_o at_o first_o be_v attribute_n give_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o better_a preparation_n towards_o war_n but_o afterward_o though_o the_o name_n be_v keep_v the_o thing_n be_v alter_v be_v take_v for_o the_o best_a chattel_n that_o the_o tenant_n have_v at_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o death_n due_a to_o the_o lord_n by_o custom_n be_v it_o horse_n ox_n etc._n etc._n that_o hereot_fw-la and_o relief_n do_v not_o signify_v the_o same_o thing_n appear_v by_o this_o that_o they_o be_v both_o often_o find_v to_o be_v pay_v out_o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o tenure_n and_o again_o that_o the_o heir_n always_o succeed_v into_o the_o estate_n upon_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o relief_n but_o not_o always_o
beside_o be_v it_o rational_a to_o imagine_v that_o the_o king_n who_o absolute_a right_n by_o law_n it_o be_v to_o convene_v the_o estate_n when_o and_o where_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o call_v and_o dissolve_v parliament_n as_o he_o please_v in_o a_o word_n that_o he_o in_o who_o name_n all_o justice_n be_v administer_v in_o who_o hand_n the_o militia_n be_v and_o by_o who_o authority_n alone_o the_o subject_n can_v take_v up_o arm_n shall_v stand_v only_o in_o a_o co-ordination_a of_o power_n with_o any_o other_o person_n whatsoever_o or_o however_o assemble_v or_o associate_v within_o his_o dominion_n this_o flaw_n i_o can_v not_o but_o take_v notice_n of_o in_o our_o great_a author_n and_o that_o only_a with_o a_o intention_n to_o undeceive_v the_o unwary_a reader_n and_o not_o to_o reflect_v upon_o his_o memory_n who_o though_o he_o keep_v along_o a_o great_a while_n with_o the_o long_a parliament_n yet_o never_o appear_v in_o action_n for_o they_o that_o ever_o i_o hear_v much_o less_o use_v or_o own_v that_o virulence_n and_o violence_n which_o many_o other_o of_o that_o ill_a body_n of_o man_n judge_v necessary_a for_o their_o proceed_n chap._n xx._n pag._n 96._o lin_v 15._o alderman_n of_o england_n the_o word_n alderman_n in_o saxon_a ealdorman_a have_v various_a acception_n so_o as_o to_o signify_v all_o sort_n almost_o of_o governor_n and_o magistrate_n so_o matth._n 20._o 25._o the_o prince_n of_o the_o gentile_n in_o the_o saxon_a translation_n be_v call_v ealdorman_n and_o holofernes_n i_o remember_v the_o general_n of_o the_o assyrian_a army_n be_v in_o a_o old_a english_a translation_n call_v the_o alderman_n of_o the_o army_n so_o aethelstan_n who_o young_a son_n this_o ailwin_n be_v be_v duke_n or_o captain_n general_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a be_v in_o this_o book_n of_o ramsey_n style_v alderman_n the_o most_o proper_a importance_n of_o the_o word_n bear_v up_o with_o the_o latin_a senator_n i._n e._n parliament-man_n as_o the_o law_n of_o s._n edward_n make_v out_o in_o like_a manner_n say_v they_o heretofore_o among_o the_o briton_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o britanny_n they_o be_v call_v senator_n who_o afterward_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_n be_v call_v alderman_n not_o so_o much_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o age_n as_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o wisdom_n and_o dignity_n in_o that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v but_o young_a man_n yet_o be_v skill_v in_o the_o law_n and_o beside_o that_o be_v experience_v person_n now_o that_o alderman_n of_o england_n as_o ailwin_n here_o be_v have_v to_o do_v in_o affair_n of_o justice_n appear_v by_o the_o foresay_a book_n of_o ramsey_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o ailwin_n the_o alderman_n and_o aedric_n the_o king_n provost_n sit_v judge_n in_o a_o certain_a court_n the_o alderman_n of_o the_o county_n our_o author_n make_v to_o be_v the_o same_o as_o the_o earl_n or_o lord_n of_o the_o county_n and_o spelman_n say_v it_o be_v hard_o to_o distinguish_v but_o at_o length_n place_v he_o in_o the_o middle_n betwixt_o the_o count_n and_o viscount_n he_o and_o the_o bishop_n keep_v court_n together_o the_o one_o for_o temporal_n the_o other_o for_o spiritual_n the_o title_n go_v low_a still_o to_o denote_v a_o mayor_n or_o bailiff_n of_o a_o corporation_n a_o bailiff_n of_o a_o hundred_o etc._n etc._n lin._n 30._o healf-koning_a it_o be_v a_o oversight_n or_o slip_n of_o memory_n in_o our_o author_n to_o say_v that_o ailwin_n be_v so_o call_v when_o the_o book_n of_o ramsey_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v his_o father_n aethelstan_n who_o be_v of_o that_o great_a power_n and_o diligence_n that_o all_o the_o business_n of_o the_o kingdom_n go_v through_o his_o hand_n and_o be_v manage_v as_o he_o please_v that_o have_v that_o nick_n name_v give_v he_o therefore_o lin._n 36._o the_o grave_n our_o author_n make_v they_o subordinate_a to_o the_o alderman_n of_o county_n but_o in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o confessor_n they_o appear_v to_o be_v muchwhat_o the_o same_o there_o we_o read_v and_o as_o they_o be_v now_o call_v greves_n who_o be_v put_v in_o place_n of_o rule_n over_o other_o so_o they_o be_v ancient_o among_o the_o english_a call_v ealderman_n indeed_o the_o word_n greve_n or_o reev_n for_o it_o be_v all_o one_o be_v of_o as_o various_a use_n as_o that_o other_o of_o alderman_n be_v in_o saxon_a it_o be_v gerefa_n from_o gerefen_n and_o reafen_v to_o take_v or_o carry_v away_o to_o exact_v or_o gather_v whence_o this_o officer_n graphio_n or_o gravius_n from_o the_o saxon_a be_v in_o other_o latin_a call_v exactor_n regius_fw-la and_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o sheriff_n gather_v the_o king_n fine_n and_o other_o duty_n and_o return_v they_o to_o the_o exchequer_n he_o be_v call_v the_o shire-greve_a or_o shire-reev_a that_o be_v the_o gatherer_n of_o the_o county_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o greve_n or_o reev_n come_v at_o last_o in_o general_a to_o signify_v any_o ruler_n or_o governor_n set_v over_o any_o place_n almost_o whatever_a as_o the_o same_o word_n grave_a do_v among_o the_o dutch._n so_o a_o shire-greve_a or_o bihgerefa_n the_o high_a sheriff_n of_o a_o county_n a_o port-greve_a the_o governor_n of_o a_o city_n or_o port._n so_o the_o lord_n mayor_n of_o london_n be_v call_v former_o tun-greve_a the_o bailiff_n of_o a_o town_n or_o manor_n sometime_o greve_n be_v take_v for_o a_o count_n or_o earl_n as_o alderman_n be_v chap._n xxi_o pag._n 98._o lin_v 22._o for_o toll_n and_o gabell_n in_o the_o latin_a pro_fw-la theolonio_fw-la &_o gablo_fw-mi now_o telonium_fw-la from_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o signify_v the_o place_n where_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o custom_n receive_v the_o king_n duty_n but_o be_v use_v also_o for_o a_o duty_n pay_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o bridge_n and_o river-bank_n so_o hotoman_n but_o in_o our_o law_n it_o be_v take_v for_o the_o toll_n of_o a_o market_n or_o fair._n and_o gablum_fw-la or_o gabellum_fw-la a_o 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