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2._o conqueror_n to_o have_v upon_o judgement_n obtain_v against_o any_o that_o do_v they_o wrong_n double_v the_o forfeiture_n and_o penalty_n or_o damage_n which_o be_v to_o be_v adjudge_v to_o any_o other_o and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o mr._n somner_n say_v in_o his_o glossary_a victum_fw-la propriè_fw-la sonans_fw-la signify_v only_o some_o provision_n of_o victual_n reserve_v it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o the_o firmae_fw-la adjutorium_fw-la in_o bromtons_n translation_n of_o that_o law_n or_o edict_n of_o king_n canutus_n can_v be_v mean_v or_o expound_v that_o no_o provision_n shall_v at_o all_o be_v pay_v for_o than_o it_o will_v have_v signify_v the_o whole_a rent_n to_o have_v be_v acquit_v if_o no_o money_n have_v be_v use_v to_o have_v be_v pay_v together_o with_o provision_n or_o if_o as_o the_o judicious_a 274._o sir_n hen._n spelman_n say_v the_o word_n farm_n do_v import_v tam_fw-la redditus_fw-la pecuniarias_fw-la ex_fw-la elocatis_fw-la provenientes_fw-la quam_fw-la annonarias_fw-la as_o well_o for_o rend_v in_o money_n as_o corn_n and_o other_o provision_n for_o housekeeping_n &_o pro_fw-la caena_fw-la prandio_fw-la corrodio_fw-la convivio_fw-la epulis_fw-la et_fw-la omni_fw-la mensae_fw-la apparatu_fw-la sumitur_fw-la and_o be_v take_v for_o a_o corrody_n supper_n dinner_n feast_n or_o any_o other_o provision_n to_o furnish_v the_o table_n and_o that_o some_o money_n and_o some_o provision_n be_v pay_v for_o their_o rent_n it_o remain_v a_o doubt_n what_o that_o favour_n intend_v by_o canutus_n his_o law_n or_o edict_n shall_v be_v interpret_v to_o be_v or_o how_o much_o of_o that_o king_n provision_n towards_o the_o keep_n and_o maintenance_n of_o his_o house_n be_v by_o he_o remit_v or_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v understand_v to_o have_v be_v only_o in_o alba_fw-la firma_fw-la quae_fw-la argento_fw-la penditur_fw-la non_fw-la pecude_fw-la only_o in_o money_n which_o if_o at_o all_o be_v very_o seldom_o use_v in_o 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