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village_n or_o city_n be_v speak_v with_o that_o he_o may_v order_v he_o to_o come_v to_o satisfaction_n and_o if_o the_o king_n justice_n fail_v therein_o he_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o king_n mercy_n and_o thereupon_o or_o after_o that_o the_o bishop_n may_v punish_v he_o upon_o his_o impleadment_n with_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o church_n 56._o arch-bishop_n bishop_n and_o all_o person_n whatsoever_o of_o the_o kingdom_n who_o hold_v of_o the_o king_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o have_v their_o possession_n from_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n in_o nature_n of_o a_o barony_n and_o thereupon_o make_v answer_n to_o the_o king_n justice_n and_o officer_n and_o perform_v all_o right_n and_o custom_n due_a to_o the_o king_n as_o other_o baron_n do_v they_o ought_v to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o court_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n with_o his_o baron_n until_o the_o lose_n of_o limb_n or_o death_n be_v adjudge_v to_o the_o party_n try_v 57_o when_o a_o archbishopric_n or_o bishopric_n or_o abbacy_n or_o priory_n of_o the_o king_n domain_n shall_v be_v void_a it_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o his_o hand_n and_o thereof_o shall_v he_o receive_v all_o the_o profit_n and_o issue_n as_o belong_v to_o his_o domain_n and_o when_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v provide_v for_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n be_v to_o order_v some_o choice_a person_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o election_n be_v to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o king_n own_o chapel_n by_o the_o assent_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n and_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o those_o person_n of_o the_o kingdom_n who_o he_o shall_v call_v for_o that_o purpose_n and_o there_o shall_v the_o person_n elect_v save_v his_o order_n before_o he_o be_v consecrate_a do_v homage_n and_o fealty_n to_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n as_o to_o his_o liege_n lord_n for_o his_o life_n and_o limb_n and_o for_o his_o earthly_a honour_n 58._o if_o any_o one_o of_o the_o noble_n or_o peer_n do_v deforce_o to_o do_v justice_n to_o a_o archbishop_n bishop_n or_o archdeacon_n for_o themselves_o or_o those_o that_o belong_v to_o they_o the_o king_n in_o this_o case_n be_v to_o do_v justice_n 59_o if_o peradventure_o any_o one_o shall_v deforce_v to_o the_o lord_n the_o king_n his_o right_n the_o archbishop_n bishop_n and_o archdeacon_n ought_v then_o in_o that_o case_n to_o do_v justice_n or_o to_o take_v a_o course_n with_o he_o that_o he_o may_v give_v the_o king_n satisfaction_n 60._o the_o chattel_n of_o those_o who_o be_v in_o the_o king_n forfeit_v let_v not_o the_o church_n or_o church-yard_n detain_v or_o keep_v back_o against_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o king_n because_o they_o be_v the_o king_n own_o whether_o they_o shall_v be_v find_v in_o church_n or_o without_o 61._o plea_n of_o debt_n which_o be_v owe_v either_o with_o security_n give_v or_o without_o give_v security_n let_v they_o be_v in_o the_o king_n court._n 62._o the_o son_n of_o yeoman_n or_o country_n people_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v ordain_v or_o go_v into_o holy_a order_n without_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o who_o land_n they_o be_v know_v to_o have_v be_v bear_v chap._n xii_o the_o statute_n of_o clarendon_n misreported_n in_o matthew_n paris_n amend_v in_o quadrilegus_n these_o law_n occasion_v a_o quarrel_n between_o the_o king_n and_o thomas_n a_o becket_n witness_v robert_n of_o gloucester_n who_o he_o call_v yumen_n the_o same_o as_o rustic_n i._n e._n villain_n why_o a_o bishop_n of_o dublin_n call_v scorch-uillein_n villanage_v before_o the_o norman_n time_n i_o confess_v there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o these_o law_n and_o the_o statute_n of_o clarendon_n put_v forth_o in_o the_o large_a history_n of_o matthew_n paris_n i_o mean_v those_o mangle_a one_o and_o in_o some_o place_n what_o through_o great_a gap_n of_o sense_n disjointing_n of_o sentence_n and_o misplacing_n of_o word_n much_o deprave_a one_o who_o misfortune_n i_o ascribe_v to_o the_o carelessness_n of_o transcriber_n but_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o a_o manuscript_n book_n common_o call_v quadrilegus_n wherein_o the_o life_n of_o thomas_n arch_a bishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v out_o of_o four_o writer_n to_o wit_n hubert_n of_o boseham_n john_n of_o salisbury_n william_n of_o canterbury_n and_o alan_n abbot_n of_o tewksbury_n digest_v into_o one_o volume_n have_v help_v we_o to_o they_o amend_v as_o you_o may_v see_v here_o and_o set_v to_o right_n it_o be_v none_o of_o our_o business_n to_o touch_v upon_o those_o quarrel_n which_o arise_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o these_o law_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o thomas_n of_o canterbury_n our_o historian_n do_v sufficient_o declare_v they_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n may_v our_o poet_n of_o gloucester_n have_v leave_v to_o return_v upon_o the_o stage_n and_o may_v his_o verse_n write_v in_o ancient_a dialect_n comprise_v the_o matter_n which_o we_o have_v in_o hand_n be_v favourable_o entertain_v no_o man_n ne_o may_v thenche_v the_o love_n that_o there_o be_v bitwene_v the_o k._n h._n and_o the_o good_a man_n s._n thomas_n the_o devil_n have_v enui_fw-la thereto_o and_o say_v bitwen_v they_o feu_fw-fr alas_o alas_o thulke_o stone_v for_o all_o to_o well_o it_o greu_o uor_n there_o have_v ere_o ibe_v king_n of_o luther_n deed_n as_o w._n bastard_n and_o his_o son_n w._n the_o rede_n that_o luther_n law_n make_v inou_a and_o hold_v in_o all_o the_o land_n the_o k._n nold_z not_o believe_v the_o law_n that_o he_o fond_a ne_o that_o his_o eldern_a hulde_v ne_o the_o godeman_n s_o thomas_n think_v that_o thing_n age_n right_o never_o law_n nas_fw-la ne_o sothnes_n and_o custom_n mid_a strength_n up_o ifold_n and_o he_o wist_v that_o ure_n dear_o lourd_v in_o the_o gospel_n tell_v that_o he_o himself_o be_v sothnes_n and_o custum_fw-la nought_o theruore_fw-la luther_n custume_n
pag._n 28._o lin_v 11._o now_o you_o for_o your_o part_n be_v god_n vicegerent_n in_o the_o kingdom_n they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o pope_n eleutherius_fw-la in_o his_o letter_n to_o lucy_n the_o first_o christian_a king_n which_o be_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 183._o from_o whence_o we_o may_v fair_o conclude_v that_o in_o those_o early_a day_n the_o pope_n of_o rome_n according_a to_o his_o own_o acknowledgement_n have_v no_o such_o pretension_n as_o now_o for_o several_a age_n since_o they_o have_v make_v upon_o the_o right_n of_o prince_n to_o the_o great_a disturbance_n of_o the_o world_n and_o reproach_n of_o christian_a religion_n and_o indeed_o this_o be_v the_o more_o considerable_a in_o that_o such_o be_v the_o simplicity_n of_o devotion_n in_o those_o early_o convert_v and_o such_o the_o deference_n which_o prince_n who_o embrace_v the_o christian_a faith_n especial_o from_o the_o missionary_n of_o rome_n have_v for_o that_o holy_a see_v as_o appear_v by_o this_o one_o single_a instance_n that_o it_o have_v be_v no_o hard_a matter_n nor_o can_v be_v judge_v a_o unreasonable_a thing_n for_o they_o to_o lay_v claim_n to_o a_o right_n and_o assert_v a_o power_n which_o be_v so_o voluntary_o offer_v further_o i_o add_v that_o see_v the_o donation_n of_o constantine_n beside_o that_o it_o be_v always_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o piece_n of_o forgery_n be_v at_o best_o suppose_v it_o true_a but_o a_o imperial_a grant_n and_o concession_n which_o will_v not_o be_v of_o authority_n enough_o to_o bear_v up_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n in_o all_o other_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o see_v pope_n boniface_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o with_o bare_a face_n own_a it_o his_o compliance_n with_o phocas_n be_v so_o gross_o wicked_a that_o none_o of_o their_o own_o writer_n but_o be_v ashamed_a to_o make_v that_o transaction_n betwixt_o those_o two_o a_o argument_n for_o the_o papal_a pretence_n see_v i_o say_v it_o be_v so_o if_o the_o pope_n be_v entitle_v as_o their_o canonist_n pretend_v to_o a_o universal_a dominion_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o office_n and_o by_o commission_n from_o christ_n and_o his_o chief_a apostle_n s._n peter_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n all_o along_o till_o boniface_n be_v so_o modest_a as_o not_o to_o challenge_v any_o such_o right_n or_o power_n nay_o upon_o occasion_n to_o declare_v against_o such_o pretence_n as_o antichristian_a which_o if_o that_o be_v true_a that_o the_o pope_n be_v by_o his_o office_n and_o by_o a_o divine_a commission_n instate_v into_o a_o supremacy_n be_v in_o effect_n no_o less_o than_o to_o betray_v the_o cause_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o eleutherius_fw-la shall_v neglect_v such_o a_o seasonable_a and_o exemplary_a opportunity_n of_o maintain_v and_o exercise_v his_o right_n and_o shall_v rather_o choose_v to_o return_v it_o in_o a_o compliment_n back_o to_o the_o king_n his_o convert_n vicarius_n verò_fw-la dei_fw-la estis_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la say_v he_o you_o be_v god_n vicar_n in_o your_o kingdom_n which_o title_n now_o the_o pope_n do_v with_o as_o much_o arrogance_n challenge_v to_o himself_o as_o here_o one_o of_o his_o predecessor_n do_v with_o modesty_n ascribe_v to_o the_o king_n lin._n 32._o with_o the_o title_n of_o spectabilis_fw-la towards_o the_o declension_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n it_o be_v usual_a so_o to_o distinguish_v great_a office_n with_o peculiar_a title_n as_o spectabilis_fw-la clarissimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o among_o the_o italian_n magnifico_n to_o a_o senator_n of_o venice_n illustrissimo_fw-la to_o any_o gentleman_n eminentiâ—â—â—mo_n to_o a_o cardinal_n so_o with_o we_o the_o term_n of_o highness_n be_v give_v to_o a_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n excellence_n to_o a_o viceroy_n or_o a_o lord_n lieutenant_n and_o to_o a_o general_n of_o a_o army_n grace_n to_o a_o archbishop_n and_o to_o a_o duke_n honour_n to_o a_o lord_n worship_n to_o a_o esquire_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xvii_o p._n 29._o lin_v 43._o fabius_n quaestor_n aetheâ—verd_n why_o he_o call_v he_o fabius_n quaestor_n be_v at_o present_a past_o my_o understanding_n do_v he_o take_v upon_o he_o a_o roman_a name_n be_v he_o in_o any_o such_o office_n as_o quaestor_n i._n e._n treasurer_n or_o receiver_n general_n wherein_o he_o behave_v himself_o like_o a_o fabius_n or_o do_v he_o entitle_v his_o book_n by_o that_o name_n i_o be_o to_o seek_v chap._n xviii_o pag._n 31._o lin_v 19_o whatsoever_o there_o be_v in_o pandora_n of_o good_a and_o fair._n she_o be_v a_o woman_n make_v by_o jupiter_n own_o order_n and_o design_v to_o be_v the_o pattern_n of_o female_a perfection_n to_o which_o end_n all_o the_o god_n contribute_v to_o the_o make_n of_o her_o several_a gift_n one_o wisdom_n another_o beauty_n a_o three_o eloquence_n a_o four_o music_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xix_o p._n 32._o lin_v 27._o wapentake_v which_o in_o some_o of_o our_o northern_a country_n be_v the_o same_o as_o we_o call_v otherwhere_a a_o hundred_o from_o the_o sâ—xon_a word_n waepen_v i._n e._n arm_n and_o tac_n i._n e._n touch_v as_o one_o shall_v say_v a_o touch_v or_o shake_v of_o their_o arms._n for_o as_o we_o read_v it_o in_o king_n edward_n law_n when_o any_o one_o come_v to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n of_o a_o wapentake_n upon_o a_o day_n appoint_v all_o that_o owe_v suit_n and_o service_n to_o that_o hundred_o come_v to_o meet_v their_o new_a governor_n at_o the_o usual_a place_n of_o their_o rendezvouz_n he_o upon_o his_o arrival_n light_v off_o his_o horse_n set_v up_o his_o lance_n a_o end_n a_o custom_n use_v also_o among_o the_o roman_n by_o the_o prator_n at_o the_o meeting_n of_o the_o centumviri_n and_o according_a to_o custom_n take_v fealty_n of_o they_o the_o ceremony_n of_o which_o be_v that_o all_o who_o be_v present_a touch_v the_o governors_n lance_n with_o their_o lance_n in_o token_n of_o a_o confirmation_n whereupon_o that_o whole_a meeting_n be_v call_v a_o wapentake_n inasmuch_o as_o by_o the_o mutual_a touch_n of_o one_o another_o arm_n they_o have_v enter_v into_o a_o confederacy_n and_o agreement_n to_o stand_v by_o one_o another_o this_o fashion_n they_o say_v the_o saxon_n take_v up_o from_o the_o macedonian_n their_o progenitor_n other_o will_v have_v it_o from_o tac_n to_o take_v and_o give_v this_o account_n of_o it_o that_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o hundred_o at_o his_o first_o entrance_n upon_o the_o place_n be_v use_v to_o take_v the_o tenant_n arm_n surrender_v and_o deliver_v up_o to_o he_o by_o themselves_o in_o token_n of_o subjection_n by_o way_n of_o homage_n sir_n thomas_n smith_n differ_v from_o both_o these_o for_o he_o say_v that_o at_o the_o hundred_o meeting_n there_o be_v a_o muster_n take_v of_o their_o weapon_n or_o arm_n and_o that_o those_o who_o can_v not_o find_v sufficient_a pledge_n for_o their_o good_a bear_n have_v their_o weapon_n take_v away_o so_o that_o in_o his_o sense_n a_o wapentake_n be_v proper_o armilustrium_n and_o so_o call_v from_o take_v away_o their_o weapon_n or_o arm_n who_o be_v find_v unfit_a to_o be_v trust_v with_o they_o l._n 40._o for_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o gown_n he_o allude_v to_o the_o roman_a custom_n with_o who_o the_o youth_n when_o they_o arrive_v at_o man_n estate_n be_v then_o allow_v to_o wear_v togam_fw-la virilem_fw-la to_o put_v on_o a_o gown_n the_o habit_n of_o man_n whereas_o before_o that_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o wear_v a_o coat_n peculiar_a to_o the_o age_n of_o childhood_n call_v praetexta_fw-la whence_o papyrius_n though_o yet_o a_o child_n be_v admit_v into_o the_o senate_n house_n for_o his_o extraordinary_a secrecy_n and_o manly_a constancy_n be_v call_v papyrius_n praetextatus_n pag._n 33._o lin_v 9_o morgangheb_n or_o morgingah_n from_o morgin_n which_o in_o high_a dutch_a signify_v the_o morning_n and_o gab_n a_o gift_n to_o wit_n that_o present_v which_o a_o man_n make_v to_o his_o wife_n that_o morning_n he_o marry_v she_o chap._n xx._n pag._n 34._o lin_v 3._o tityus_n his_o liver_n a_o giant_n who_o for_o ravish_v of_o latona_n be_v adjudge_v to_o have_v his_o liver_n after_o death_n prey_v upon_o continual_o by_o a_o vulture_n which_o grow_v up_o again_o as_o fast_o as_o it_o be_v waste_v the_o equity_n of_o which_o punishment_n lie_v in_o this_o that_o the_o liver_n be_v repute_v the_o source_n and_o seat_n of_o all_o lust_n and_o unlawful_a desire_n and_o do_v natural_o as_o some_o physician_n hold_v receive_v the_o first_o taint_n of_o venereal_a distemper_n the_o reward_n of_o impure_a mixture_n according_a to_o that_o of_o solomon_n speak_v of_o a_o adulterer_n till_o a_o dart_n strike_v through_o his_o liver_n from_o whence_o they_o gather_v that_o that_o which_o we_o now_o call_v the_o french_a pox_n be_v not_o unknown_a even_o in_o
upon_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o hereot_fw-la lin._n 42._o in_o french_a be_v call_v a_o relief_n from_o the_o verb_n relever_n to_o raise_v again_o and_o take_v up_o the_o estate_n which_o have_v fall_v into_o the_o lord_n hand_n by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o ancestor_n it_o be_v a_o sum_n of_o money_n which_o the_o new_a homager_n when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o age_n pay_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o admission_n or_o at_o his_o entrance_n into_o the_o estate_n whence_o by_o the_o old_a civilian_n it_o be_v call_a introitus_fw-la and_o in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o sum_n be_v moderate_o set_v wherein_o it_o differ_v from_o ransom_n which_o be_v much_o more_o severe_a the_o king_n rate_n upon_o his_o homager_n be_v thus_o a_o earl_n heir_n be_v to_o give_v a_o hundred_o pound_n a_o baron_n a_o hundred_o mark_n a_o knight_n a_o hundred_o shilling_n at_o most_o and_o those_o of_o lesser_a estate_n less_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o their_o tenor_n as_o spelman_n quote_v it_o out_o of_o the_o charter_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o pag._n 61._o lin_v 11._o of_o the_o great_a uavasors_n they_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o gentleman_n next_o in_o degree_n to_o the_o baron_n they_o do_v not_o hold_v immediate_o of_o the_o king_n but_o of_o some_o duke_n marquess_z or_o earl_n and_o those_o that_o hold_v from_o they_o again_o be_v call_v valvasini_n or_o the_o lesser_a vavasor_n there_o be_v little_a certainty_n what_o their_o office_n or_o privilege_n be_v or_o indeed_o whence_o they_o be_v so_o call_v whether_o qu._n ad_fw-la valvas_fw-la stantes_fw-la or_o valvae_fw-la assidentes_fw-la for_o their_o sit_v or_o stand_v at_o their_o lord_n door_n if_o those_o of_o that_o quality_n do_v so_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o or_o that_o they_o keep_v the_o door_n or_o entrance_n of_o the_o kingdom_n against_o the_o enemy_n as_o spelman_n say_v or_o whether_o from_o vassalli_n as_o the_o feudist_n derive_v the_o name_n from_o that_o inferior_a tenure_n they_o have_v mediate_o from_o the_o king_n by_o his_o great_a lord_n which_o seem_v the_o more_o likely_a because_o these_o great_a vavasor_n who_o do_v so_o hold_v be_v sometime_o term_v valvasores_fw-la regii_fw-la and_o vassi_fw-la dominici_fw-la that_o be_v the_o king_n vassal_n lin._n 27._o her_o dowry_n and_o right_n of_o marriage_n in_o the_o latin_a it_o be_v dotem_fw-la svam_fw-la &_o maritagium_fw-la now_o do_v be_v otherwise_o take_v in_o the_o english_a than_o in_o the_o roman_a law_n not_o for_o that_o which_o the_o man_n receive_v with_o his_o wife_n at_o marriage_n a_o portion_n but_o for_o that_o which_o the_o woman_n have_v leave_v she_o by_o her_o husband_n at_o his_o death_n a_o dowry_n and_o maritagium_fw-la be_v that_o which_o be_v give_v to_o a_o man_n with_o his_o wife_n so_o that_o it_o be_v the_o same_o as_o do_v among_o the_o roman_n say_v spelman_n but_o that_o be_v too_o general_a i_o think_v that_o the_o man_n shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o return_v at_o his_o death_n all_o to_o his_o wife_n that_o he_o have_v with_o she_o beside_o leave_v she_o a_o dowry_n i_o be_o therefore_o rather_o incline_v to_o cowell_n who_o tell_v we_o maritagium_fw-la signify_v land_n bestow_v in_o marriage_n which_o it_o seem_v by_o this_o law_n be_v to_o return_v to_o the_o wife_n if_o her_o husband_n die_v before_o she_o the_o word_n have_v another_o sense_n also_o which_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o this_o place_n be_v sometime_o take_v for_o that_o which_o ward_n be_v to_o pay_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o leave_n and_o consent_n that_o they_o may_v marry_v themselves_o which_o if_o they_o do_v against_o his_o consent_n it_o be_v call_v forfeiture_n of_o marriage_n lin._n 35._o the_o common_a duty_n of_o money_n or_o coinage_n so_o i_o render_v the_o word_n monetagium_fw-la for_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o ancient_a time_n the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v mint_n in_o most_o of_o the_o country_n and_o city_n of_o this_o realm_n see_v cowell_n in_o the_o word_n monier_n for_o which_o privilege_n it_o be_v likely_a they_o pay_v some_o duty_n to_o the_o chief_a place_n of_o the_o mint_n thus_o in_o doomsday_n we_o read_v as_o spelman_n quote_v it_o that_o in_o the_o city_n winecestre_fw-fr every_o monyer_n pay_v twenty_o shilling_n to_o london_n and_o the_o reason_n give_v pro_fw-la cuneis_fw-la monetae_fw-la accipiendis_fw-la for_o have_v stamp_n or_o coin_n of_o money_n for_o from_o this_o latin_a word_n cuneus_n which_o our_o lawyer_n have_v turn_v into_o cuna_n from_o whence_o the_o verb_n cunaere_n come_v our_o english_a word_n coyn._n now_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o chief_a mint_n may_v by_o their_o exaction_n upon_o the_o inferior_a mint_n give_v occasion_n for_o the_o make_n of_o this_o law_n lin._n 42._o or_o child_n or_o parent_n by_o parent_n here_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v not_o a_o father_n or_o mother_n but_o a_o cousin_n one_o akin_a as_o the_o word_n signify_v in_o french_a and_o as_o it_o be_v use_v in_o our_o law_n and_o indeed_o the_o latin_a word_n itself_o begin_v to_o have_v that_o sense_n put_v upon_o it_o in_o vulgar_a speech_n towards_o the_o declension_n of_o the_o empire_n as_o lampridius_n inform_v we_o pag._n 62._o lin_v 21._o a_o pawn_n in_o the_o scarcity_n of_o his_o money_n that_o be_v if_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o pay_v his_o forfeit_n in_o specie_fw-la i._n e._n to_o lay_v down_o the_o money_n he_o be_v to_o give_v security_n by_o a_o pawn_n of_o some_o of_o his_o good_n or_o chattel_n see_v cowell_n in_o the_o word_n gage_n this_o in_o latin_a be_v call_v vadium_n a_o pawn_n or_o pledge_v from_o vas_n vadis_fw-la a_o surety_n hence_o invadiare_n to_o pawn_v or_o engage_v a_o thing_n by_o way_n of_o security_n till_o a_o debt_n be_v pay_v lin._n 23._o nor_o shall_v he_o make_v amends_o from_o the_o french_a amend_v in_o our_o law-latin_a emenda_fw-la which_o differ_v from_o a_o fine_a or_o mulct_n in_o this_o that_o the_o fine_a be_v give_v to_o the_o judge_n but_o amends_o be_v to_o be_v make_v to_o the_o party_n aggrieve_v now_o there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o this_o amende_n the_o great_a which_o be_v like_o a_o full_a forfeiture_n the_o mid-one_a at_o reasonable_a term_n and_o the_o least_o or_o low_a which_o be_v like_o a_o gentle_a amercement_n this_o distinction_n will_v help_v to_o explain_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o law_n l._n 30._o per_fw-la see_v de_fw-fr hauberke_n this_o in_o latin_a be_v call_v feudum_n hauberticum_n i._n e._n loricatum_fw-la say_v hotoman_n from_o the_o french_a word_n haubert_n that_o be_v a_o coat_n of_o mail_n when_o a_o vassal_n hold_v land_n of_o the_o lord_n on_o this_o condition_n that_o when_o he_o be_v call_v he_o be_v ready_a to_o attend_v his_o lord_n with_o a_o coat_n of_o mail_n or_o complete_a armour_n on_o now_o haubert_n as_o spelman_n tell_v we_o proper_o signify_v a_o high_a lord_n or_o baron_n from_o haut_fw-fr or_o halt_a high_a and_o ber_n the_o same_o as_o baro_n a_o man_n or_o baron_n and_o because_o these_o great_a lord_n be_v oblige_v by_o their_o place_n and_o service_n to_o wait_v upon_o the_o king_n in_o his_o war_n on_o horseback_n with_o complete_a armour_n and_o particular_o with_o a_o coat_n of_o mail_n on_o hence_o it_o come_v say_v he_o that_o the_o coat_n of_o mail_n itself_o be_v also_o call_v haubert_n though_o he_o do_v afterward_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o word_n be_v extend_v to_o all_o other_o vassal_n who_o be_v under_o that_o kind_n of_o tenure_n but_o then_o at_o last_o he_o incline_v to_o think_v that_o the_o true_a ancient_a writing_n of_o the_o word_n be_v hauberk_n not_o haubert_n as_o it_o be_v hautberg_n i._n e._n the_o chief_a or_o principal_a piece_n of_o armour_n and_o berg_n he_o will_v have_v to_o signify_v armour_n as_o he_o make_v out_o in_o some_o of_o its_o compound_n bainberg_n armour_n for_o the_o leg_n and_o halsberg_n armour_n for_o the_o neck_n and_o breast_n and_o derive_v it_o from_o the_o saxon_a beorgan_n i._n e._n to_o arm_n to_o defend_v add_v to_o this_o say_v he_o that_o the_o french_a themselves_o and_o we_o from_o they_o call_v it_o a_o haubergeon_n as_o it_o be_v haubergium_fw-la lin._n 33._o from_o all_o geld_n the_o saxon_a word_n geld_v or_o gild_v signify_v a_o tribute_n or_o tax_n a_o amercement_n a_o payment_n of_o money_n and_o money_n itself_o whence_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o best_a sort_n of_o money_n be_v call_v gold_n it_o be_v from_o the_o verb_n geldan_n or_o gyldan_n to_o pay_v in_o latin_a it_o be_v geldum_fw-la and_o not_o gilda_n as_o cowell_n write_v it_o for_o this_o signify_v quite_o another_o thing_n a_o fraternity_n or_o company_n of_o merchant_n or_o the_o like_a whence_o a_o gild-hall_n that_o
sometime_o or_o other_o be_v true_a since_o money_n both_o in_o its_o coin_n and_o sum_n have_v in_o several_a age_n of_o the_o world_n rise_v and_o fall_v according_a to_o its_o plenty_n or_o scarcity_n lin._n 42._o be_v aright_v and_o accuse_v of_o any_o matter_n or_o rather_o in_o the_o law-spelling_a arrest_v in_o latin_a rectatus_fw-la that_o be_v ad_fw-la rectum_fw-la vocatus_fw-la convene_v before_o a_o magistrate_n and_o charge_v with_o a_o crime_n thus_o ad_fw-la rectum_fw-la habere_fw-la be_v in_o bracton_n to_o have_v a_o man_n forth_o come_v so_o as_o he_o may_v be_v charge_v and_o put_v upon_o his_o trial_n it_o may_v be_v also_o render_v take_v upon_o suspicion_n it_o be_v write_v sometime_o retatus_fw-la and_o irretitus_fw-la pag._n 70._o lin_v 33._o to_o give_v suretyship_n for_o the_o remainder_n i_o confess_v i_o do_v not_o well_o know_v how_o to_o apply_v to_o this_o place_n that_o sense_n which_o our_o common_a law_n take_v the_o word_n remainder_n in_o for_o a_o power_n or_o hope_v to_o enjoy_v land_n tenement_n or_o rent_n after_o another_o estate_n or_o term_n expire_v when_o a_o estate_n do_v not_o revert_v to_o the_o lord_n or_o granter_n of_o it_o but_o remain_v to_o be_v enjoy_v by_o some_o three_o person_n what_o if_o we_o say_v that_o as_o bishop_n can_v not_o because_o their_o estate_n be_v of_o alm_n grant_v any_o part_n of_o their_o demean_n ad_fw-la remanentiam_fw-la for_o ever_o or_o to_o perpetuity_n so_o here_o excommunicate_a person_n be_v not_o oblige_v dare_v vadium_n ad_fw-la remanentiam_fw-la to_o find_v surety_n for_o continuance_n or_o for_o perpetuity_n that_o be_v for_o their_o future_a good_a behaviour_n but_o only_o to_o stand_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n in_o that_o particular_a case_n for_o which_o they_o be_v at_o present_a sentence_v chap._n xi_o pag._n 72._o lin_v 24._o if_o a_o claim_n or_o suit_n shall_v arise_v in_o the_o latin_a si_fw-la calumnia_fw-la emerserit_fw-la a_o know_a and_o frequent_a word_n in_o our_o law_n which_o signify_v a_o claim_n or_o challenge_n otherwise_o term_v clameum_fw-la lin._n 37._o till_o it_o shall_v by_o plea_n be_v deraign_v or_o dereyn_v which_o be_v in_o french_a dereyné_fw-fr in_o the_o latin_a disrationatum_fw-la which_o as_o it_o have_v several_a signification_n in_o law_n so_o here_o it_o import_v after_o a_o full_a debate_n and_o fair_a hear_n the_o determination_n of_o the_o matter_n by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o court._n chap._n xii_o pag._n 75._o lin_v 2._o by_o the_o name_n of_o yumen_n the_o same_o say_v some_o as_o the_o dane_n call_v young_a man_n other_o derive_v the_o word_n from_o the_o saxon_a geman_n or_o the_o old_a dutch_a gemen_n that_o be_v common_a and_o so_o it_o signify_v a_o commoner_n sir_n tho._n smith_n call_v he_o yoman_n who_o our_o law_n term_v legalem_fw-la hominem_fw-la a_o freeman_n bear_v so_o camden_n render_v it_o by_o ingenuus_n who_o be_v able_a to_o spend_v of_o his_o own_o free_a land_n in_o yearly_a revenue_n to_o the_o sum_n of_o forty_o shilling_n such_o as_o we_o now_o i_o suppose_v call_v freeholders_n who_o have_v a_o voice_n at_o the_o election_n of_o parliament-man_n but_o here_o the_o word_n be_v take_v in_o a_o large_a sense_n so_o as_o to_o include_v servile_a tenure_n also_o or_o villeinage_n chap._n xiii_o pag._n 77._o lin_v 5._o lewd_a man_n from_o the_o saxon_a leod_n the_o common_a people_n it_o signify_v in_o law_n a_o subject_a a_o liege_n man_n a_o vassal_n a_o tenant_n hence_o in_o high-dutch_a a_o servant_n be_v call_v leute_n in_o old_a english_a a_o lout_n but_o in_o common_a acception_n lewd_a be_v former_o take_v for_o a_o layman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o of_o the_o people_n or_o for_o any_o illiterate_a person_n now_o it_o be_v use_v to_o denote_v one_o who_o be_v wicked_a or_o loose_a and_o debauch_a chap._n fourteen_o pag._n 79._o lin_v 8._o the_o state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o baronage_n he_o mean_v the_o whole_a parliament_n and_o not_o only_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n by_o the_o word_n baronage_n for_o though_o by_o baron_n now_o we_o proper_o understand_v the_o peer_n of_o the_o realm_n yet_o ancient_o all_o lord_n of_o manor_n those_o who_o keep_v courtbaron_n be_v style_v baron_n nay_o spelman_n tell_v we_o that_o all_o freeholders_n go_v by_o that_o name_n before_o the_o freehold_n be_v quit_v let_v out_o into_o such_o small_a pittance_n as_o now_o they_o be_v while_o nobleman_n keep_v their_o land_n in_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o manage_v they_o by_o their_o vassal_n cowell_n give_v this_o further_a account_n of_o those_o lord_n of_o manor_n that_o he_o have_v hear_v by_o man_n very_o learn_v in_o our_o antiquity_n that_o near_o after_o the_o conquest_n all_o such_o come_v to_o parliament_n and_o sit_z as_o nobles_z in_o the_o upper_a house_n but_o as_o he_o go_v on_o when_o by_o experience_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o parliament_n be_v too_o much_o pester_v with_o such_o multitude_n it_o grow_v to_o a_o custom_n that_o none_o shall_v come_v but_o such_o as_o the_o king_n for_o their_o extraordinary_a wisdom_n or_o quality_n think_v good_a to_o call_v by_o writ_n which_o writ_n run_v hâc_fw-la vice_fw-la tantùm_fw-la that_o be_v only_o for_o this_o turn_n so_o that_o then_o it_o depend_v whole_o upon_o the_o king_n pleasure_n and_o then_o he_o proceed_v to_o show_v how_o after_o that_o they_o come_v to_o be_v make_v baron_n by_o letter_n patent_n and_o the_o honour_n to_o descend_v to_o their_o posterity_n lin._n 27._o by_o way_n of_o safe_a pledge_n that_o be_v to_o oblige_v they_o to_o give_v security_n for_o the_o party_n appearance_n against_o the_o day_n assign_v who_o in_o case_n of_o default_n be_v to_o undergo_v the_o damage_n and_o peril_n of_o it_o pag._n 80._o lin_v 7._o st._n peter_n penny_n these_o peter-pence_n be_v also_o call_v in_o saxon_a romescot_n and_o romefeoh_n that_o be_v a_o tribute_n or_o fee_n due_a to_o rome_n and_o romepenny_n and_o 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