part_n of_o the_o well_o be_v of_o the_o nation_n not_o at_o once_o but_o at_o several_a time_n in_o several_a age_n and_o several_a generation_n support_v and_o uphold_v they_o by_o after_o law_n &_o constitution_n as_o that_o no_o freeman_n shall_v from_o thence_o give_v nor_o sell_v any_o more_o of_o his_o land_n but_o so_o that_o of_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o land_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o fee_n may_v have_v the_o service_n due_a unto_o he_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o fee_n land_n alien_v in_o mortmain_n shall_v accrue_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o fee_n 9_o h._n 3._o ca._n 32._o &_o 36._o the_o ward_n shall_v pay_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o fee_n the_o value_n of_o his_o marriage_n if_o he_o will_v not_o marry_v at_o the_o request_n of_o his_o lord_n for_o the_o marriage_n of_o he_o that_o be_v within_o age_n say_v the_o statute_n &_o the_o maker_n thereof_o of_o mere_a right_n pertain_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o fee_n 20._o h._n 3_o cap._n 7._o the_o lord_n shall_v not_o pay_v a_o fine_a for_o distrain_v his_o tenant_n for_o service_n and_o custom_n 52._o h._n 3_o cap._n 3._o a_o fraudulent_a conveyance_n to_o defeat_v the_o lord_n of_o his_o ward_n shall_v be_v void_a cap._n 6._o the_o king_n shall_v have_v primer_n seisin_n neither_o the_o heir_n nor_o any_o other_o shall_v intrude_v into_o their_o inheritance_n before_o he_o have_v receive_v it_o out_o of_o the_o king_n hand_n as_o the_o same_o inheritance_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o his_o ancestor_n in_o time_n past_a if_o the_o land_n be_v accustom_v to_o be_v in_o the_o king_n hand_n by_o knight_n service_n or_o serjeanty_n or_o right_a of_o patronage_n 52._o h._n 3._o cap._n 16._o if_o a_o heir_n marry_v within_o age_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o guardian_n before_o he_o be_v pass_v the_o age_n of_o fourteen_o year_n it_o shall_v be_v do_v according_a as_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o merton_n and_o of_o they_o that_o marry_v after_o that_o age_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o guardian_n the_o guardian_n shall_v have_v the_o double_a value_n of_o their_o marriage_n such_o as_o have_v withdraw_v their_o marriage_n shall_v pay_v the_o full_a value_n to_o the_o guardian_n for_o the_o trespass_n and_o nevertheless_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v like_o amends_o and_o if_o the_o ward_n of_o malice_n or_o by_o evil_a council_n will_v not_o be_v marry_v by_o their_o chief_a lord_n where_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v disparage_v than_o the_o lord_n may_v hold_v their_o land_n and_o inheritance_n until_o they_o have_v accomplish_v the_o age_n of_o a_o heir_n male_a that_o be_v to_o wit_n of_o twenty_o one_o year_n and_o further_a until_o they_o have_v take_v the_o value_n of_o the_o marriage_n 3_o e._n 1.22_o a_o tenaent_n shall_v have_v a_o write_v of_o mesne_fw-la to_o acquit_v he_o of_o his_o service_n and_o if_o the_o mesne_fw-la come_v not_o he_o shall_v loose_v the_o service_n of_o his_o tenant_n 13_o e._n 1.9_o priority_n of_o feoffment_n shall_v make_v a_o title_n for_o wardship_n cap._n 16._o the_o chief_a lord_n shall_v have_v a_o cessavit_fw-la against_o the_o tenant_n if_o he_o cease_v for_o two_o year_n to_o do_v his_o service_n writ_n of_o ravishment_n degard_v allow_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o party_n offend_v though_o he_o restore_v the_o ward_n unmarried_a or_o pay_v for_o the_o marriage_n shall_v nevertheless_o be_v punish_v by_o two_o year_n imprisonment_n 13_o e._n 1.35_o the_o feoffee_n shall_v hold_v his_o land_n of_o the_o chief_a lord_n and_o not_o of_o the_o feoffor_a 18_o e._n 1._o quia_fw-la emptores_fw-la terrarum_fw-la a_o save_n to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o ancient_a aid_n due_a and_o accustom_a 25._o e._n 1.6_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o wardship_n of_o his_o tenant_n which_o hold_v in_o chief_a &_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o heir_n primer_n seisin_n assignment_n of_o dower_n to_o the_o widow_n marriage_n of_o the_o woman_n tenant_n devide_v their_o land_n in_o coparcinery_n hold_v of_o he_o and_o they_o which_o hold_v of_o he_o in_o serjeanty_n shall_v pay_v a_o fine_a at_o the_o alienation_n 17._o e._n 2._o a_o freeman_n shall_v do_v his_o homage_n to_o his_o lord_n 17._o e._n 2._o knight_n fee_n shall_v not_o pass_v in_o the_o king_n grant_n without_o special_a word_n 17_o e._n 2.16_o he_o shall_v be_v answer_v the_o mesne_fw-la rate_v of_o land_n come_v to_o he_o by_o his_o tenant_n death_n 28._o e._n 3.4_o &_o where_o sundry_a of_o the_o king_n tenant_n hold_v of_o he_o immediate_o as_o of_o his_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_n do_v by_o sundry_a recovery_n fine_n and_o feoffment_n in_o use_n defeat_v the_o king_n of_o wardship_n of_o body_n and_o land_n it_o be_v enact_v that_o the_o king_n and_o his_o heir_n shall_v have_v the_o wardship_n and_o custody_n of_o the_o body_n and_o land_n of_o cestui_fw-fr que_fw-fr use_n and_o if_o they_o be_v of_o full_a age_n shall_v have_v relief_n notwithstanding_o any_o such_o conveyance_n and_o a_o exact_a provision_n make_v for_o writ_n to_o be_v grant_v upon_o the_o imbesil_n of_o any_o such_o heir_n rot._n parl._n 22_o e._n 4._o n._n 16._o &_o 17._o the_o lord_n of_o cestui_fw-fr que_fw-fr use_n no_o will_n be_v declare_v etc._n etc._n shall_v have_v a_o writ_n of_o right_n of_o ward_n for_o the_o body_n and_o land_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o cestuique_fw-la use_n be_v of_o full_a age_n at_o the_o death_n of_o his_o ancestor_n shall_v pay_v a_o relief_n 4_o h._n 7.17_o auâ—wry_o may_v be_v make_v by_o the_o lord_n upon_o the_o land_n hold_v of_o he_o without_o name_v his_o tenant_n 21_o h._n 8.19_o and_o no_o grievance_n be_v think_v be_v in_o they_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o make_n of_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 27_o h._n 8_o 2._o when_o as_o it_o be_v express_o provide_v by_o that_o act_n that_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la shall_v be_v reserve_v to_o the_o king_n of_o all_o manor_n land_n and_o hereditament_n belong_v to_o monastery_n &_o religious_a house_n which_o have_v land_n tenement_n and_o hereditament_n not_o exceed_v the_o clear_a yearly_a value_n of_o two_o hundred_o pound_n which_o he_o shall_v afterward_o grant_v for_o a_o estate_n of_o inheritance_n nor_o do_v the_o parliament_n in_o the_o 31_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o that_o king_n retract_v that_o good_a opinion_n which_o be_v former_o have_v of_o they_o when_o enact_v that_o the_o king_n and_o his_o heir_n and_o successor_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o actual_a possession_n of_o all_o manor_n land_n and_o hereditament_n of_o any_o yearly_a value_n whatsoever_o belong_v to_o monastery_n they_o save_v to_o the_o king_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n all_o rent_n service_n and_o other_o duty_n as_o if_o that_o act_n have_v never_o be_v make_v nor_o in_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 32_o h._n 8._o cap._n 46._o for_o erection_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n wherein_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o wardship_n with_o their_o incident_n do_v of_o right_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n in_o the_o right_n of_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o this_o realm_n in_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 32._o h._n 8._o and_o a_o explanation_n thereof_o in_o 34_o and_o 35_o h._n 8.5_o give_v power_n to_o those_o that_o hold_v land_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n to_o devise_v two_o part_n thereof_o reserve_v to_o the_o king_n wardship_n primer_n seisin_n and_o fine_n for_o alienation_n of_o the_o three_o part_n and_o fine_n for_o alienation_n of_o the_o freehold_a or_o inheritance_n of_o the_o two_o part_n the_o crown_n be_v secure_v of_o the_o tenure_n of_o the_o two_o part_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o quia_fw-la emptores_fw-la terrarum_fw-la nor_o at_o the_o make_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 35_o h._n 8.14_o &_o 37_o h._n 8.2_o whereby_o the_o king_n may_v reserve_v tenor_n in_o socage_n or_o capite_fw-la at_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n upon_o grant_n of_o land_n not_o exceed_v the_o value_n of_o forty_o shilling_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la belong_v to_o religious_a house_n and_o that_o the_o king_n former_a right_n shall_v be_v save_v notwithstanding_o any_o traverse_v &_o a_o remedy_n for_o the_o rent_n of_o the_o mesne_fw-la lord_n where_o the_o king_n have_v the_o wardship_n 2_o and_o 3_o e._n 6._o cap._n 8_o and_o those_o that_o hold_v by_o such_o tenor_n beside_o the_o care_n of_o so_o many_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v not_o unhappy_a also_o in_o that_o provision_n of_o the_o common_a law_n where_o it_o be_v a_o article_n or_o inquiry_n in_o the_o eyre_n if_o any_o lord_n novas_fw-la levavit_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la have_v charge_v his_o tenant_n with_o any_o new_a custom_n if_o any_o escheator_n or_o subescheator_n have_v make_v any_o
themselves_o for_o their_o allegiance_n to_o their_o king_n follow_v of_o the_o scripture_n their_o conscience_n and_o the_o know_a law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v notwithstanding_o their_o many_o petition_n and_o importunity_n several_a year_n whilst_o their_o estate_n be_v sequester_v and_o take_v from_o they_o keep_v in_o a_o starve_a condition_n before_o they_o can_v be_v hear_v to_o little_a purpose_n where_o son_n and_o too_o well_o descend_v to_o be_v so_o unworthy_a be_v invite_v to_o accuse_v their_o loyal_a &_o age_a parent_n who_o the_o jew_n will_v have_v rend_v their_o clothes_n to_o have_v see_v encourage_v and_o make_v to_o be_v sharer_n in_o the_o spoil_n of_o their_o father_n not_o like_o the_o committee_n or_o court_n improper_o call_v at_o salters-hall_n for_o relief_n of_o creditor_n against_o their_o imprison_a debtor_n where_o some_o of_o those_o judge_n and_o committee_n if_o not_o wrong_v by_o print_a complaint_n be_v in_o good_a hope_n to_o have_v make_v some_o preparation_n to_o sell_v the_o debtor_n land_n to_o their_o friend_n or_o kindred_n at_o good_a pennyworth_n nor_o like_o the_o committee_n for_o plunder_v rather_o than_o plunder_v minister_n who_o to_o take_v away_o all_o the_o benefice_n of_o england_n and_o wales_n from_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n and_o confer_v they_o upon_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n and_o their_o factious_a and_o mechanic_n guift_v brethren_n and_o keep_v out_o the_o orthodox_n and_o learned_a clergy_n can_v make_v their_o costly_a order_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o they_o that_o be_v more_o learned_a than_o themselves_o concern_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o their_o utterance_n for_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n with_o private_a and_o deceitful_a mark_n and_o little_a close_o couch_v or_o interpose_v letter_n hide_v or_o put_v under_o or_o over_o some_o other_o letter_n whereby_o to_o intimate_v to_o their_o subcommittee_n in_o the_o country_n that_o howsoever_o the_o man_n be_v without_o exception_n and_o find_v to_o be_v so_o upon_o certificate_n and_o examination_n they_o be_v to_o be_v delay_v and_o send_v from_o post_n to_o pillar_n and_o tire_a boâ—h_n in_o their_o body_n and_o purse_n and_o be_v sure_a never_o to_o be_v institute_v and_o induct_v but_o be_v a_o court_n compose_v of_o grave_n learned_a know_v and_o worthy_a master_n of_o the_o ward_n such_o as_o william_n marquesse_n of_o winchester_n william_n lord_n burghley_n and_o his_o son_n the_o earl_n of_o salisbury_n and_o many_o other_o who_o make_v not_o the_o court_n or_o any_o of_o the_o business_n thereof_o to_o lackey_n after_o their_o own_o interest_n have_v for_o attorney_n general_n of_o that_o court_n who_o sit_v as_o man_n of_o law_n and_o judge_n therein_o and_o assistant_n to_o the_o master_n of_o the_o ward_n richard_n onslow_n esq_n afterward_o speaker_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o sr._n nicholas_n bacon_n knight_n afterward_o a_o most_o learned_a lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n and_o a_o great_a councillor_n of_o estate_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n sr._n henry_n hobart_n afterward_o lord_n chief_n justice_n of_o the_o court_n of_o common-plea_n sr._n james_n ley_n knight_n and_o baronet_n afterward_o lord_n chief_n justice_n of_o the_o court_n of_o king_n bench_n after_o that_o earl_n of_o marleborough_n and_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n sr._n henry_n calthrop_n knight_n sr._n rowland_n wandesford_n knight_n and_o sr._n orlando_n bridgeman_n kt._n now_o lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o court_n of_o common_a plea_n all_o very_a eminent_o learned_a lawyer_n and_o of_o great_a estate_n honour_n honesty_n and_o worth_a in_o their_o several_a generation_n who_o upon_o any_o difficult_a or_o weighty_a matter_n of_o law_n to_o be_v discuss_v in_o that_o court_n do_v usual_o entreat_v the_o presence_n and_o have_v the_o assistance_n of_o the_o lord_n chief_n justice_n lord_n chief_n baron_n or_o of_o any_o of_o the_o other_o learned_a judge_n of_o the_o land_n who_o they_o shall_v please_v to_o invite_v unto_o they_o where_o a_o variety_n of_o learning_n grave_a deliberation_n a_o great_a care_n of_o justice_n and_o right_a reason_n most_o lively_a and_o clear_o represent_v have_v leave_v to_o posterity_n as_o guide_n and_o direction_n for_o after_o age_n those_o conclusion_n and_o resolution_n of_o case_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o weight_n in_o that_o court_n report_v by_o the_o lord_n dier_n cook_n and_o other_o learned_a sage_n of_o the_o law_n nor_o be_v the_o master_n of_o the_o ward_n attorney_n auditor_n or_o escheator_n loose_o tie_v by_o oath_n as_o some_o of_o the_o committee_n jurisdiction_n be_v when_o they_o do_v swear_v only_o in_o general_n faithful_o according_a to_o their_o best_a skill_n and_o knowledge_n to_o discharge_v the_o trust_n commit_v to_o they_o and_o will_v not_o for_o favour_n or_o affection_n reward_n or_o gift_n or_o hope_n of_o reward_n or_o gift_n break_v the_o same_o or_o as_o little_o restrain_v they_o from_o act_n of_o oppression_n or_o injustice_n as_o the_o oath_n of_o the_o controler_n for_o the_o sale_n of_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n land_n order_v by_o that_o which_o call_v itself_o a_o parliament_n 17._o july_n 1649._o the_o oath_n of_o the_o commissioner_n for_o manage_v the_o estate_n of_o delinquent_n &_o sequestration_n at_o haberdashers-hall_n order_v by_o no_o better_a a_o authority_n the_o 15_o of_o april_n 1650._o or_o that_o which_o by_o that_o which_o will_v be_v call_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o the_o 10_o of_o december_n 1650._o for_o establish_v a_o high_a court_n of_o justice_n within_o the_o county_n of_o norfforlk_n suffolk_n cambridge_n and_o huntingdon_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o delinquent_n be_v only_o order_v be_v to_o be_v take_v by_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v the_o judge_n that_o they_o shall_v well_o and_o true_o according_a to_o the_o best_a of_o their_o skill_n and_o knowledge_n execute_v the_o several_a power_n give_v unto_o they_o which_o bind_v they_o not_o from_o do_v wrong_n to_o those_o who_o they_o make_v to_o bear_v the_o burden_n of_o all_o the_o cruelty_n which_o they_o can_v possible_o lay_v upon_o they_o but_o be_v compass_v and_o hedge_v in_o by_o oath_n oath_n as_o wary_o restrain_v as_o they_o be_v legal_a for_o the_o master_n of_o the_o ward_n be_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n enjoin_v to_o swear_v to_o minister_v justice_n to_o rich_a and_o poor_a to_o the_o best_a of_o his_o cunning_a and_o power_n to_o take_v no_o gift_n or_o reward_n in_o any_o case_n depend_v before_o he_o 46._o and_o to_o deliver_v with_o speed_n such_o as_o shall_v have_v to_o do_v before_o he_o oath_n the_o attorney_n be_v swear_v true_o to_o counsel_v the_o king_n and_o the_o master_n of_o the_o court_n and_o with_o all_o speed_n and_o diligence_n to_o endeavour_v the_o hear_n and_o determination_n indifferent_o of_o such_o matter_n and_o cause_n as_o shall_v depend_v before_o the_o master_n of_o the_o ward_n and_o shall_v not_o take_v any_o gift_n or_o reward_n in_o any_o matter_n or_o cause_n depend_v in_o the_o same_o court_n oath_n the_o auditor_n swear_v to_o make_v a_o true_a allowance_n in_o their_o office_n to_o every_o person_n which_o shall_v be_v accountant_a before_o they_o and_o not_o to_o take_v or_o receive_v of_o poor_a or_o rich_a any_o gift_n or_o reward_n in_o any_o matter_n or_o cause_n depend_v or_o to_o be_v discuss_v in_o the_o court_n but_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v ordinary_o appertain_v to_o their_o office_n oath_n and_o the_o escheator_n to_o treat_v all_o the_o people_n in_o their_o bailiwick_n true_o and_o righteous_o to_o do_v right_a to_o every_o man_n aswell_o to_o poor_a as_o to_o rich_a do_v no_o wrong_n to_o any_o man_n neither_o for_o promise_n love_n nor_o hate_n nor_o no_o man_n right_n disturb_v do_v nothing_o whereby_o right_o may_v be_v disturb_v let_v or_o delay_v and_o shall_v take_v their_o inquest_n in_o open_a place_n and_o not_o privy_a and_o may_v better_o content_v the_o people_n then_o when_o in_o former_a age_n the_o wardship_n and_o their_o dispose_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o care_n and_o order_n of_o the_o chancellor_n as_o to_o thomas_n bâ—cket_n in_o h._n 2._o time_n 101._o or_o to_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgh_n chief-justice_n and_o earl_n of_o kent_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 3._o sometime_o to_o the_o treasurer_n or_o chamberlain_n &_o most_o common_o let_v to_o farm_n by_o escheator_n &_o sometime_o by_o under-sherif_n or_o when_o the_o next_o wardship_n or_o escheat_n that_o shall_v happen_v be_v before_o hand_n assign_v towards_o the_o payment_n of_o some_o of_o the_o king_n debt_n as_o to_o william_n de_fw-fr valence_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o e._n 1._o or_o that_o the_o wardship_n and_o escheat_n which_o shall_v happen_v in_o 6_o or_o 7._o county_n be_v before_o hand_n grant_v to_o some_o particular_a man_n and_o can_v
under_o they_o and_o if_o any_o evil_n happen_v unto_o they_o either_o endure_v it_o with_o they_o or_o willing_o venture_v their_o life_n with_o they_o other_o attribute_v it_o to_o the_o saxon_n ubi_fw-la jus_o antiquissimum_fw-la feudorum_fw-la semper_fw-la viguit_fw-la et_fw-la adhuc_fw-la say_v the_o learned_a craig_n religiose_fw-la observatur_fw-la where_o the_o feudal_a law_n be_v and_o be_v yet_o most_o religious_o observe_v and_o cliens_fw-la and_o vasallus_fw-la in_o matter_n of_o feud_n and_o tenor_n be_v not_o seldom_o in_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o very_o good_a author_n become_v to_o be_v as_o synonimes_o and_o use_v one_o for_o the_o other_o and_o the_o late_a grecians_z since_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n feudis_fw-la porphyrogenneta_n in_o the_o east_n and_o the_o roman_a emperor_n in_o the_o west_n before_o &_o since_o the_o reign_n of_o charlemagne_n or_o charles_n the_o great_a be_v not_o without_o those_o necessary_a defence_n of_o themselves_o and_o their_o people_n and_o such_o a_o general_a benefit_n and_o ready_a and_o certain_a way_n of_o aid_n and_o help_v upon_o all_o emergency_n in_o the_o like_a usage_n of_o other_o nation_n make_v it_o to_o be_v as_o a_o law_n of_o nation_n there_o have_v be_v in_o all_o or_o most_o kingdom_n and_o monarchy_n of_o the_o world_n as_o well_o heathen_a as_o christian_n a_o dependency_n of_o the_o subject_a upon_o the_o prince_n or_o sovereign_a and_o some_o duty_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o land_n and_o estate_n which_o they_o hold_v under_o their_o protection_n and_o in_o many_o of_o they_o as_o among_o the_o german_n saxon_n frank_n and_o longobard_n and_o several_a other_o nation_n descend_v from_o they_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n be_v esteem_v as_o a_o foundation_n and_o subsistency_n of_o the_o right_n and_o power_n of_o sovereignty_n and_o government_n and_o be_v at_o the_o first_o 4._o precariae_fw-la ex_fw-la domini_fw-la solius_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la upon_o courtesy_n at_o the_o will_v only_o of_o the_o prince_n or_o lord_n be_v afterward_o annales_n from_o year_n to_o year_n after_o that_o feuda_fw-la ceperunt_fw-la esse_fw-la vitalia_fw-la their_o estate_n or_o fee_n become_v to_o be_v for_o life_n and_o after_o for_o inheritance_n so_o as_o by_o the_o law_n of_o england_n we_o have_v nâ—t_o proper_o allodium_fw-la b._n say_v coke_n that_o be_v any_o subject_n land_n which_o be_v not_o hold_v of_o some_o superior_a and_o that_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la appear_v not_o to_o be_v of_o any_o new_a institution_n in_o the_o book_n of_o doomsday_n or_o in_o edward_n the_o confessor_n day_n a_o 1060._o in_o king_n athelstans_fw-la a_o 903._o in_o king_n canutus_n his_o reign_n in_o king_n keâ—ulphus_n his_o reign_n a_o 821._o or_o in_o king_n ina_n reign_n a_o 720._o in_o imitation_n whereof_o and_o the_o norman_a no_o slavish_a law_n and_o usage_n which_o as_o to_o tenor_n by_o the_o opinion_n of_o william_n roville_n of_o alenzon_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o grand_a customier_n of_o normandy_n be_v first_o bring_v into_o normandy_n out_o of_o england_n by_o our_o edward_n the_o confessor_n &_o the_o custom_n &_o policy_n of_o other_o people_n and_o kingdom_n prudent_a antiquity_n have_v in_o that_o manner_n so_o well_o provide_v by_o reservation_n of_o tenor_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o realm_n william_n the_o conqueror_n sound_v no_o better_a mean_n to_o continue_v and_o support_v the_o frame_n and_o government_n of_o this_o kingdom_n then_o upon_o many_o of_o his_o gift_n and_o grant_n of_o land_n the_o most_o part_n of_o england_n be_v then_o by_o conquest_n in_o his_o demean_v to_o reserve_v the_o tenor_n and_o service_n of_o those_o and_o their_o heir_n to_o who_o he_o give_v it_o in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n and_o if_o thomas_n sprot_n â—58_n and_o other_o ancient_a author_n and_o tradition_n mistake_v not_o in_o the_o number_n of_o they_o 693._o for_o that_o there_o be_v very_o many_o be_v agree_v by_o the_o red_a book_n in_o the_o exchequer_n and_o divers_a authentiques_n create_v 60215_o knight_n fee_n which_o with_o their_o homage_n incident_n and_o obligation_n to_o serve_v in_o war_n with_o the_o addition_n of_o those_o many_o other_o tenor_n by_o knight_n service_n which_o the_o nobility_n great_a man_n and_o other_o beside_o those_o great_a quantity_n of_o land_n and_o tenement_n which_o they_o and_o many_o as_o well_o as_o the_o king_n and_o other_o our_o succeed_a prince_n give_v colonis_n &_o hominibus_fw-la inferioris_fw-la notae_fw-la to_o the_o ordinary_a and_o inferior_a sort_n of_o people_n to_o hold_v in_o socage_n burgage_n and_o petit_fw-fr serjeantie_n reserve_v upon_o their_o gift_n and_o grant_v to_o their_o friend_n followers_z and_o tenant_n who_o where_o to_o attend_v also_o their_o mesne_fw-la lord_n in_o the_o service_n of_o their_o prince_n can_v not_o be_v otherwise_o then_o a_o safety_n and_o constant_a kind_n of_o defence_n for_o ever_o after_o to_o this_o kingdom_n and_o by_o the_o learned_a gloss_n sir_n henry_n spelman_n say_v to_o be_v due_a non_fw-la solum_fw-la jure_fw-la positivo_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o gentium_fw-la &_o quodammodo_fw-la naturae_fw-la not_o only_o by_o positive_a law_n but_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n and_o in_o some_o sort_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n especial_o when_o it_o be_v not_o to_o arise_v from_o any_o compulsary_a or_o incertain_a way_n or_o involuntary_a contribution_n or_o out_o of_o any_o personal_a or_o movable_a estate_n but_o to_o fix_v and_o go_v along_o with_o the_o land_n as_o a_o easy_a and_o beneficial_a tie_n and_o perpetuity_n upon_o it_o and_o be_v so_o incorporate_a and_o inherent_a with_o it_o as_o it_o have_v upon_o the_o matter_n a_o coexistence_n or_o be_v with_o it_o and_o glanvil_n and_o bracton_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o king_n must_v have_v arm_n as_o well_o as_o law_n to_o govern_v by_o and_o not_o depend_v ex_fw-la aliorum_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la it_o be_v a_o rule_n of_o law_n that_o quando_fw-la lex_fw-la aliquid_fw-la concedit_fw-la id_fw-la concedit_fw-la sine_fw-la quo_fw-la res_fw-la ipsa_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la when_o the_o law_n grant_v any_o thing_n it_o grant_v that_o also_o which_o be_v necessary_a and_o requisite_a to_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o old_a oath_n of_o fealty_n which_o by_o edward_n the_o confessor_n law_n be_v to_o be_v administer_v in_o the_o folcmote_n 35._o or_o assembly_n of_o the_o people_n once_o in_o every_o year_n fide_fw-la et_fw-la sacramento_n non_fw-la fracto_fw-la ad_fw-la defendendum_fw-la regnum_fw-la contra_fw-la alienigenas_fw-la et_fw-la inimicos_fw-la cum_fw-la domino_fw-la svo_fw-la rege_fw-la et_fw-la terras_fw-la et_fw-la honores_fw-la illius_fw-la omni_fw-la fidelitate_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la seruare_fw-la et_fw-la quod_fw-la illi_fw-la ut_fw-la domino_fw-la svo_fw-la regi_fw-la intra_fw-la et_fw-la extra_fw-la regnum_fw-la britanniae_fw-la fideles_fw-la esse_fw-la volunt_fw-la by_o faith_n and_o oath_n inviolable_a to_o defend_v the_o kingdom_n against_o all_o stranger_n and_o the_o king_n enemy_n and_o the_o land_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o king_n to_o preserve_v and_o be_v faithful_a to_o he_o as_o to_o their_o lord_n as_o well_o within_o as_o without_o the_o kingdom_n of_o britain_n which_o be_v not_o then_o also_o hold_v to_o be_v enough_o unless_o also_o there_o be_v a_o tie_n and_o obligation_n upon_o the_o land_n and_o therefore_o enact_v that_o debeant_fw-la universi_fw-la liberi_fw-la homines_fw-la secundum_fw-la feodum_fw-la suum_fw-la &_o secundum_fw-la tenementa_fw-la â—35_n sua_fw-la arma_fw-la habere_fw-la &_o illa_fw-la semper_fw-la prompta_fw-la conservare_fw-la ad_fw-la tuitionem_fw-la regni_fw-la &_o servicium_fw-la dominorum_fw-la suâ—rum_fw-la juxta_fw-la preceptum_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la explendum_fw-la &_o peragendum_fw-la every_o free_a man_n according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o his_o fee_n and_o land_n shall_v have_v his_o arm_n in_o readiness_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o service_n of_o their_o lord_n as_o the_o king_n shall_v command_v and_o it_o be_v by_o william_n the_o conqueror_n ordain_v quod_fw-la omnes_fw-la liberi_fw-la homines_fw-la fide_fw-la et_fw-la sacramento_n fidelitatis_fw-la affirment_fw-la quod_fw-la intra_fw-la &_o extra_fw-la universum_fw-la regnum_fw-la willielmo_n regi_fw-la domino_fw-la svo_fw-la fideles_fw-la esse_fw-la volunt_fw-la terras_fw-la &_o honores_fw-la suos_fw-la omni_fw-la fidelitate_fw-la ubique_fw-la seruare_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la inimicos_fw-la &_o alieniginas_fw-la defendere_fw-la that_o all_o freeman_n shall_v take_v a_o oath_n that_o as_o well_o within_o as_o without_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n they_o shall_v be_v faithful_a to_o their_o king_n and_o lord_n and_o defend_v every_o where_o he_o and_o his_o land_n dignity_n and_o estate_n with_o all_o faithfulness_n against_o his_o enemy_n and_o foreiner_n et_fw-la statuit_fw-la &_o firmiter_fw-la precepit_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la comites_fw-la barones_n milites_fw-la &_o servientes_fw-la teneant_fw-la se_fw-la semper_fw-la in_o armis_fw-la &_o in_fw-la equis_fw-la ut_fw-la decet_fw-la &_o oportet_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la
sint_fw-la semper_fw-la prompti_fw-la &_o parati_fw-la ad_fw-la servicium_fw-la suum_fw-la integrum_fw-la explendum_fw-la &_o peragendum_fw-la cum_fw-la semper_fw-la opus_fw-la adfuerit_fw-la secundum_fw-la quod_fw-la debent_fw-la de_fw-la â—eodis_fw-la &_o tenementis_fw-la suis_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la facere_fw-la appoint_v and_o command_v that_o all_o earl_n baron_n knight_n and_o their_o servant_n shall_v be_v ready_a with_o their_o horse_n and_o arm_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v their_o service_n which_o they_o owe_v and_o be_v to_o do_v for_o their_o fee_n and_o land_n when_o need_n shall_v require_v and_o be_v beneficial_a to_o the_o vassal_n or_o tenant_n cap._n ii_o the_o hold_v of_o land_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n be_v no_o slavery_n or_o bondage_n to_o the_o tenant_n or_o vassal_n for_o his_o land_n be_v a_o sufficient_a recompense_n for_o the_o service_n which_o he_o perform_v for_o they_o and_o his_o lord_n beside_o the_o land_n which_o he_o give_v the_o tenant_n give_v he_o also_o a_o protection_n and_o help_n in_o lieu_n of_o the_o service_n which_o he_o receive_v from_o he_o for_o though_o as_o 7._o bodin_n observe_v vassallus_fw-la that_fw-mi fidem_fw-la nec_fw-la tamen_fw-la accipit_fw-la the_o tenant_n make_v fealty_n to_o his_o lord_n but_o receive_v none_o from_o he_o there_o be_v betwixt_o they_o mutua_fw-la fides_fw-la et_fw-la tuendae_fw-la salutis_fw-la et_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la utriusque_fw-la obligatio_fw-la contracta_fw-la a_o mutual_a and_o reciprocal_a obligation_n to_o defend_v one_o another_o and_o when_o the_o donee_n have_v land_n free_o confer_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n upon_o that_o consideration_n omne_fw-la feoda_fw-it as_o well_o in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n tenure_n as_o copyhold_n and_o more_o inferior_a tenor_n be_v at_o first_o ad_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la domini_fw-la no_o man_n can_v right_o suppose_v that_o he_o will_v refuse_v the_o reservation_n of_o tenure_n and_o incident_n unto_o it_o or_o imagine_v it_o to_o be_v a_o servitude_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o a_o act_n of_o extraordinary_a favour_n arise_v from_o the_o donor_n which_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o custom_n of_o nation_n challenge_v such_o a_o hereditary_a gratitude_n and_o return_n of_o thankfulness_n as_o among_o many_o other_o privilege_n thereupon_o accrue_v to_o the_o donor_n if_o any_o of_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o fee_n happen_v to_o fall_v into_o distress_n the_o heir_n of_o the_o tenant_n though_o never_o so_o many_o age_n and_o descent_n after_o be_v to_o relieve_v they_o 696._o domini_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la proffer_v et_fw-la incommoda_fw-la propellere_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la cum_fw-la poterit_fw-la non_fw-la liberaverit_fw-la eum_fw-la a_o morte_fw-la feudo_fw-la sive_fw-la beneficio_fw-la svo_fw-la privabitur_fw-la such_o a_o donee_n or_o tenant_n be_v to_o advance_v the_o good_a of_o his_o lord_n or_o benefactor_n and_o hinder_v any_o damage_n may_v happen_v unto_o he_o and_o forfeit_n and_o be_v deprive_v of_o those_o land_n if_o he_o do_v not_o when_o he_o can_v rescue_v he_o from_o death_n for_o feudum_fw-la ut_fw-la habeat_fw-la et_fw-la dominum_fw-la non_fw-la juvet_fw-la rationis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v no_o reason_n that_o he_o shall_v enjoy_v that_o land_n or_o benefit_n and_o not_o help_v or_o assist_v he_o which_o give_v it_o and_o by_o our_o law_n if_o such_o a_o tenant_n cease_v to_o do_v his_o service_n if_o not_o hinder_v by_o any_o legal_a impediment_n by_o the_o space_n of_o two_o year_n upon_o a_o cessavit_fw-la per_fw-la biennium_fw-la bring_v by_o the_o lord_n the_o land_n if_o no_o sufficient_a distress_n be_v to_o be_v have_v be_v forfeit_v if_o he_o appear_v not_o upon_o the_o distress_n and_o pay_v the_o arrear_n and_o such_o tenure_n carry_v along_o with_o it_o a_o end_n and_o purpose_n in_o its_o original_a institution_n not_o only_o of_o preservation_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o donor_n but_o of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o protection_n also_o of_o the_o tenant_n and_o the_o land_n which_o be_v bestow_v upon_o he_o and_o be_v a_o voluntary_a and_o beneficial_a paction_n submit_v unto_o by_o the_o tenant_n insomuch_o as_o feudum_n whether_o derive_v from_o the_o german_a word_n feec_n or_o war_n or_o a_o fide_fw-la prestanda_fw-la or_o a_o faedere_fw-la inter_fw-la utrosque_fw-la contracto_fw-la be_v not_o seldom_o in_o the_o civil_a law_n call_v beneficium_fw-la may_v with_o reason_n enough_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v cheerful_o after_o undergo_v and_o approve_v of_o by_o the_o tenant_n and_o their_o heir_n receive_v many_o privilege_n thereby_o as_o not_o payign_v any_o other_o aid_n or_o tallage_n beside_o the_o service_n which_o their_o tenor_n enjoin_v they_o w_z ch_z by_o a_o desuetude_n or_o necessity_n of_o the_o time_n be_v not_o now_o allow_v they_o not_o to_o be_v excommunicate_v by_o the_o pope_n or_o clergy_n which_o h._n 2._o 100_o among_o other_o law_n and_o custom_n observe_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o grandfather_n h._n 1._o in_o the_o parliament_n at_o clarindon_n claim_v as_o a_o special_a privilege_n belong_v to_o he_o and_o those_o which_o hold_v of_o he_o in_o capite_fw-la which_o in_o those_o day_n be_v worthy_o account_v among_o the_o great_a of_o exemption_n and_o of_o create_v like_o tenor_n to_o be_v hold_v of_o themselves_o with_o service_n of_o war_n wardship_n marriage_n and_o other_o incident_n to_o have_v their_o heir_n in_o minority_n not_o only_o protect_v in_o their_o person_n and_o estate_n which_o in_o tumultuous_a and_o unpeaceable_a time_n be_v no_o small_a benefit_n but_o to_o be_v gentle_o and_o virtuous_o educate_v in_o bellicis_fw-la artibus_fw-la feat_n and_o action_n of_o arm_n teach_v to_o ride_v the_o great_a horse_n and_o manage_v he_o and_o himself_o complete_o arm_v with_o shield_n and_o lance_n marry_v without_o disparagement_n in_o his_o own_o or_o a_o better_a rank_n and_o quality_n his_o equitatura_fw-la or_o horse_n and_o arm_n can_v not_o be_v take_v in_o execution_n unless_o he_o dishonourable_o absent_v himself_o when_o his_o service_n be_v require_v and_o then_o all_o that_o he_o have_v be_v subject_a to_o execution_n save_v one_o horse_n which_o be_v to_o be_v leave_v he_o propter_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la militiae_fw-la and_o have_v no_o usury_n which_o in_o those_o day_n especial_o until_o the_o reign_n of_o e._n 1._o by_o jew_n and_o a_o sort_n of_o foreiner_n call_v caursini_n be_v very_o oppressive_a and_o intolerable_a run_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o father_n debt_n whilst_o they_o be_v in_o wardship_n beside_o many_o other_o great_a privilege_n belong_v to_o knight_n &_o gentry_n the_o original_n of_o many_o of_o who_o be_v ancient_o by_o arm_n and_o military_a service_n allow_v they_o by_o our_o law_n of_o england_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o law_n of_o nation_n as_o to_o bear_v arm_n make_v image_n and_o statue_n of_o their_o ancestor_n and_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n a_o pre-eminence_n that_o more_o credence_n shall_v be_v give_v by_o a_o judge_n to_o the_o oath_n of_o two_o gentleman_n produce_v as_o witness_n testibus_fw-la then_o to_o a_o multitude_n of_o ungentle_a person_n aught_o to_o be_v prefer_v to_o office_n before_o the_o ignoble_a in_o â—uâ—io_n enim_fw-la presâ—mitur_fw-la pro_fw-la nobiliâ—ate_fw-la ad_fw-la efficia_fw-la regenda_fw-la and_o honour_v in_o the_o attire_n and_o apparel_n of_o their_o body_n as_o to_o wear_v silk_n and_o purple_a colour_n and_o ex_fw-la consâ—eâ—udine_fw-la non_fw-la suspenduntur_fw-la sed_fw-la decapitantur_fw-la be_v not_o when_o they_o be_v to_o suffer_v death_n for_o offence_n criminal_a 78._o use_v to_o be_v hang_v but_o behead_v with_o many_o other_o privilege_n not_o here_o enumerate_v which_o our_o common_a people_n of_o england_n in_o their_o abundance_n of_o freedom_n have_v too_o much_o forget_v be_v so_o much_o respect_v here_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 2._o say_v the_o eminent_o learn_v mr._n selden_n as_o one_o be_v fine_v one_o hundred_o pound_n which_o in_o those_o day_n of_o more_o honesty_n and_o less_o money_n be_v a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n for_o strike_v a_o mayhem_n knight_n and_o another_o forty_o mark_n because_o he_o be_v present_a when_o he_o be_v compel_v to_o swear_v that_o he_o will_v not_o complain_v of_o the_o injury_n do_v unto_o he_o the_o grand_a assize_n in_o a_o writ_n of_o right_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o high_a trial_n by_o jury_n and_o oath_n in_o the_o law_n of_o england_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v by_o knight_n and_o out_o of_o knight_n &_o a_o baron_n in_o a_o jury_n for_o or_o against_o he_o may_v challenge_v the_o panel_n if_o one_o knight_n at_o the_o least_o be_v not_o return_v of_o the_o jury_n if_o a_o ribald_n or_o russian_a stroke_n a_o knight_n without_o cause_n he_o be_v to_o loose_v the_o hand_n that_o strike_v he_o king_n have_v knight_v their_o elder_a son_n and_o sometime_o send_v they_o to_o neighbour_n king_n to_o receive_v that_o honour_n and_o baron_n and_o earl_n
debt_n or_o charge_n of_o child_n can_v rational_o conclude_v or_o argue_v the_o fine_n to_o be_v excessive_a no_o more_o than_o a_o common_a weight_n or_o burden_n which_o may_v easy_o be_v bear_v or_o carry_v by_o any_o man_n in_o health_n do_v make_v it_o to_o be_v of_o a_o great_a weight_n or_o burden_n because_o another_o man_n by_o reason_n of_o sickness_n or_o other_o disability_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v or_o stand_v under_o it_o or_o that_o a_o reasonable_a or_o small_a rent_n which_o tenant_n be_v to_o pay_v to_o their_o landlord_n be_v therefore_o too_o much_o or_o unreasonable_a because_o a_o poor_a or_o decay_a tenant_n can_v so_o well_o bear_v or_o pay_v it_o as_o he_o be_v wont_a 8._o or_o as_o one_o that_o be_v thrive_a or_o before_o hand_n may_v do_v that_o all_o lease_n of_o above_o one_o hundred_o year_n be_v make_v to_o draw_v wardship_n contrary_a to_o law_n when_o as_o such_o or_o the_o like_a collusion_n be_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o marlebridge_n prohibit_v and_o the_o parliament_n be_v misinform_v for_o long_a lease_n under_o 500_o year_n be_v not_o make_v by_o that_o court_n liable_a to_o wardship_n and_o that_o undue_a proceed_n be_v use_v in_o the_o find_n of_o office_n to_o make_v juror_n find_v for_o the_o king_n which_o be_v but_o to_o adjorne_v or_o bind_v they_o over_o to_o the_o bar_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n in_o case_n that_o there_o be_v any_o doubt_n of_o the_o law_n or_o evidence_n or_o when_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n the_o second_o day_n of_o june_n 1642._o by_o the_o nineteen_o proposition_n 307._o which_o be_v as_o they_o allege_v for_o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o king_n honour_n and_o safety_n and_o the_o welfare_n and_o security_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o dominion_n and_o be_v grant_v will_v be_v a_o necessary_a and_o effectual_a mean_n to_o remove_v those_o jealousy_n and_o difference_n which_o have_v unhappy_o fall_v betwixt_o he_o and_o his_o people_n and_o procure_v both_o his_o majesty_n and_o they_o a_o constant_a course_n of_o honour_n peace_n and_o happiness_n do_v propose_v petition_n and_o advise_v that_o the_o lord_n high_a constable_n of_o england_n 308._o lord_n chancellor_z or_o lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n lord_n treasurer_n lord_n privy_a seal_n earl_n marshal_n lord_n admiral_z warden_n of_o the_o cinque_fw-fr port_n chief_n governor_n of_o ireland_n chancellor_n of_o the_o exchequer_n master_n of_o the_o ward_n secretary_n of_o state_n two_o chief_n justice_n and_o chief_n baron_n may_v always_o which_o show_v they_o have_v no_o desire_n for_o the_o present_a or_o the_o future_a to_o take_v away_o the_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n be_v choose_v by_o approbation_n of_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n do_v not_o conceive_v they_o to_o be_v any_o disease_n or_o gangreen_n in_o the_o body_n politic_n at_o the_o make_n of_o the_o 2_o d._n declaration_n of_o the_o lord_n &_o commons_o in_o parliament_n date_v the_o 12_o the_o of_o january_n 1642._o concern_v the_o commission_n of_o array_n occasion_v by_o a_o book_n then_o late_o publish_v entitle_v his_o majesty_n answer_n to_o the_o declaration_n of_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n concern_v the_o say_a commission_n of_o array_n print_v and_o publish_v by_o the_o care_n of_o mr._n samuel_n brown_n then_o and_o now_o a_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o wherein_o many_o argument_n be_v use_v and_o if_o they_o have_v be_v grievance_n will_v not_o have_v become_v the_o parliament_n to_o have_v urge_v or_o press_v they_o as_o a_o argument_n against_o the_o king_n have_v power_n to_o raise_v man_n by_o his_o commission_n of_o array_n and_o be_v then_o so_o little_o deny_v to_o be_v for_o the_o necessary_a defence_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o subject_n as_o they_o be_v rather_o take_v by_o that_o parliament_n to_o be_v as_o the_o hand_n and_o arm_n of_o the_o body_n politic_a worthy_a a_o continuance_n &_o perpetuity_n and_o very_o well_o deserve_v the_o good_a opinion_n which_o the_o parliament_n than_o have_v of_o they_o in_o the_o expression_n follow_v we_o deny_v that_o there_o be_v a_o impossibility_n of_o defence_n without_o such_o power_n viz._n the_o commission_n of_o array_n and_o affirm_v that_o the_o 850.856.857_o kingdom_n may_v be_v defend_v in_o time_n of_o danger_n without_o issue_v such_o commission_n or_o execute_v such_o power_n for_o we_o say_v that_o the_o law_n have_v provide_v several_a way_n for_o provision_n of_o arm_n and_o for_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o time_n of_o danger_n without_o such_o commission_n 1._o all_o the_o tenor_n that_o be_v of_o his_o majesty_n by_o barony_n grand_a seâ—jeanty_n knight_n service_n in_o capite_fw-la knight_n service_n and_o other_o like_a tenor_n be_v all_o original_o institute_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o time_n of_o war_n and_o danger_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 7_o e._n 1._o of_o mortmain_n which_o say_v servitia_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la huius_fw-la modi_fw-la feodis_fw-la dâ—bentur_fw-la ad_fw-la defensionem_fw-la regni_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la provisa_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la vide_fw-la chart._n h._n 1._o irrotulat_fw-la in_o libro_fw-la rubro_fw-la scac._n coke_n instit._n 75._o bracton_n 36.37_o britton_n 162.35_o h._n 6.41_o coke_n 8.105_o coke_n 6._o â—_o instit._fw-la 1_o part_n 103._o these_o tenor_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n be_v many_o and_o since_o they_o be_v much_o increase_v and_o these_o be_v all_o bind_v to_o find_v man_n and_o arm_n according_a to_o their_o tenor_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 2._o as_o those_o tenor_n be_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n so_o the_o law_n have_v give_v to_o his_o majesty_n diverse_a privilege_n and_o prerogative_n for_o the_o same_o end_n and_o purpose_n that_o with_o the_o profit_n of_o they_o he_o shall_v defend_v himself_o and_o his_o people_n in_o time_n of_o danger_n of_o which_o his_o majesty_n be_v and_o always_o have_v be_v in_o actual_a possession_n since_o his_o access_n to_o the_o crown_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n his_o majesty_n haâ—h_v the_o profit_n oâ—_n wardship_n livery_n primer_n seisin_n marriage_n relief_n fine_n for_o alienation_n custom_n mine_n wreck_n treasure_n trove_v escheat_n forfeiture_n and_o diverse_a other_o the_o like_a casual_a profit_n that_o by_o these_o he_o may_v be_v enable_v to_o defend_v the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o he_o enjoy_v they_o his_o subject_n may_v enjoy_v their_o estate_n under_o his_o protection_n free_a from_o tax_n and_o imposition_n for_o defence_n therefore_o it_o be_v declare_v 14_o e._n 3._o chap._n 1._o that_o all_o the_o profit_n arise_v of_o a_o aid_n then_o grant_v to_o the_o king_n by_o his_o people_n and_o of_o ward_n marriage_n custom_n escheat_n and_o other_o profit_n rise_v of_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n shall_v â—e_v spend_v upon_o the_o safeguard_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n &_o on_o the_o war_n in_o scotland_n france_n and_o gascoigne_n and_o no_o place_n elsewhere_o during_o the_o war_n and_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o rich._n 2_o time_n know_v the_o law_n to_o â—e_v so_o do_v as_o appear_v â—y_a the_o parliament_n â—olls_v 6_o rich._n â—_o m._n 42_o pass_v a_o petition_n that_o the_o king_n will_v live_v oâ—_n his_o own_o revenue_n and_o that_o the_o ward_n marriage_n relief_n forfeiture_n and_o other_o profit_n of_o the_o crown_n may_v be_v keep_v to_o be_v spend_v in_o the_o war_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 3._o if_o the_o say_a tenor_n and_o casual_a profit_n rise_v by_o his_o prerogative_n will_v not_o serve_v for_o defence_n but_o more_o help_n be_v necessary_a by_o the_o fundamental_a law_n and_o constitution_n of_o this_o kingdom_n his_o majesty_n be_v entrust_v with_o a_o power_n to_o summon_v parliament_n as_o often_o as_o he_o please_v for_o defence_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o people_n when_o his_o ordinary_a revenue_n will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n and_o there_o be_v no_o other_o legal_a way_n when_o the_o other_o be_v not_o sufficient_a but_o this_o and_o this_o last_o have_v be_v ever_o find_v by_o experience_n the_o most_o sure_a and_o successful_a way_n for_o supply_v in_o time_n of_o imminent_a danger_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o to_o this_o the_o king_n of_o this_o realm_n have_v in_o time_n of_o danger_n frequent_o have_v recourse_n a_o main_a end_n why_o parliament_n be_v call_v be_v for_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o other_o supply_v thâ—n_o thâ—se_a before_o mention_v can_v be_v make_v without_o a_o parliament_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o public_a or_o general_a damage_n so_o much_o as_o suppose_v to_o be_v in_o they_o the_o first_o of_o february_n 1642._o when_o in_o the_o proposition_n send_v by_o those_o lord_n &_o commons_o which_o remain_v in_o parliament_n
with_o as_o much_o or_o more_o cost_n and_o trouble_v as_o in_o other_o court_n extent_n seizure_n account_n before_o auditor_n surcharge_v and_o exception_n fee_n to_o auditor_n and_o their_o clark_n concealment_n of_o wardship_n vexatious_a &_o chargeable_a hunt_n after_o they_o and_o the_o cunning_a search_n and_o inquisition_n which_o be_v make_v after_o they_o by_o the_o escheator_n feodary_n or_o informer_n busy_a and_o malicious_a adversary_n which_o be_v not_o often_o and_o but_o where_o the_o party_n endeavour_v to_o deceive_v the_o king_n and_o the_o court_n and_o evade_v the_o law_n and_o the_o extremity_n put_v upon_o they_o by_o grant_v it_o and_o the_o mesne_n rate_v to_o the_o fierce_a discoverer_n or_o such_o as_o seek_v profit_n out_o of_o other_o man_n trouble_n and_o affliction_n restraint_n from_o fell_v of_o timber_n without_o licence_n of_o the_o court_n beget_v the_o charge_n of_o motion_n &_o the_o attend_v upon_o the_o court_n and_o their_o many_o officer_n a_o constant_a and_o certain_a yearly_a revenue_n of_o eighty_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la or_o so_o much_o more_o as_o the_o revenue_n shall_v fall_v short_a of_o twenty_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la which_o the_o alienation_n office_n now_o yield_v to_o be_v add_v to_o it_o will_v be_v due_o answer_v and_o pay_v to_o his_o majesty_n which_o will_v with_o all_o charge_n &_o expense_n deduct_v as_o be_v allege_v be_v as_o much_o as_o be_v yearly_o gain_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n or_o any_o dependence_n thereof_o against_o which_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v oppose_v and_o put_v into_o the_o other_o end_n of_o the_o balance_n these_o inconvenience_n follow_v they_o will_v weigh_v very_o much_o the_o heavy_a chap_n vi_o the_o great_a and_o very_o many_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o will_v happen_v to_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n by_o the_o take_n away_o of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n for_o that_o land_n in_o socage_n will_v if_o the_o mother_n be_v alive_a during_o the_o minority_n of_o the_o heir_n most_o common_o fall_v until_o the_o age_n of_o fourteen_o year_n into_o their_o guardianship_n who_o as_o all_o woman_n which_o have_v a_o estate_n considerable_a either_o real_a or_o personal_a in_o their_o own_o right_a or_o their_o child_n do_v more_o than_o nine_o in_o every_o ten_o unleâ—â—_n which_o seldom_o happen_v they_o shall_v be_v such_o good_a woman_n and_o love_a as_o for_o their_o love_n to_o their_o child_n and_o dead_a husband_n to_o deny_v themselves_o their_o expect_a content_n by_o a_o second_o husband_n by_o the_o temptation_n and_o flattery_n of_o young_a brother_n or_o man_n of_o decay_a estate_n transire_fw-la ad_fw-la secundas_fw-la nuptias_fw-la marry_v again_o all_o too_o often_o within_o the_o first_o year_n which_o the_o civil_a law_n reserve_v for_o the_o time_n of_o their_o mourning_n or_o retiredness_n from_o worldly_a pleasure_n and_o do_v too_o common_o bring_v the_o child_n estate_n to_o be_v as_o a_o sauce_n to_o the_o hungry_a enough_o appetite_n of_o a_o father_n in_o law_n who_o be_v many_o time_n as_o good_a a_o guardian_n to_o the_o child_n as_o the_o wolf_n or_o fox_n be_v to_o the_o lamb_n will_v be_v sure_a if_o he_o do_v not_o spend_v both_o the_o mother_n and_o child_n estate_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o beggary_n to_o be_v gnaw_v and_o put_v many_o a_o lurch_n and_o trick_n upon_o they_o which_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o prudent_a roman_n be_v so_o little_a willing_a that_o the_o mother_n of_o any_o child_n shall_v after_o their_o husband_n death_n be_v the_o guardian_n of_o they_o as_o they_o have_v a_o custom_n that_o the_o mother_n themselves_o shall_v be_v in_o perpetua_fw-la tutela_n in_o a_o perpetual_a wardship_n or_o guardianship_n for_o cicero_n will_v have_v it_o that_o mulieres_fw-la propter_fw-la infirmitatem_fw-la consilii_fw-la muâ—ena_fw-la woman_n though_o of_o full_a age_n shall_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o unfitnesse_n to_o govern_v or_o give_v counsel_n be_v in_o tutorum_fw-la potestate_fw-la have_v tutor_n assign_v they_o and_o the_o judicious_a cato_n declare_v it_o open_o in_o publicae_fw-la concione_n in_o a_o public_a speech_n concern_v the_o oppian_n law_n that_o livium_n majores_fw-la nostri_fw-la nullam_fw-la nè_fw-la privatam_fw-la quidem_fw-la rem_fw-la agere_fw-la faeminas_fw-la â—ine_z auctore_fw-la uâ—luerùnt_fw-la their_o ancestor_n do_v not_o permit_v woman_n to_o meddle_v not_o so_o much_o as_o in_o private_a affair_n without_o a_o director_n or_o overseer_n and_o ulpian_n tell_v we_o that_o lege_fw-la atilia_n sancitum_fw-la ut_fw-la mulieribus_fw-la et_fw-la pupillis_fw-la tutores_fw-la non_fw-la habentibus_fw-la a_o praeâ—ore_fw-la et_fw-la majore_fw-la parte_fw-la tribunorum_fw-la darentur_fw-la 13._o it_o be_v enact_v by_o the_o atilian_a law_n that_o the_o praetor_n or_o lord_n chief_a justice_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o tribune_n shall_v appoint_v guardian_n to_o such_o woman_n and_o child_n as_o have_v none_o and_o if_o the_o mother_n shall_v either_o make_v themselves_o or_o be_v allow_v by_o the_o magistrate_n as_o one_o way_n or_o the_o other_o it_o will_v be_v most_o likely_a to_o be_v the_o guardian_n before_o the_o heir_n age_n of_o 14._o or_o if_o at_o 14_o the_o child_n shall_v be_v leave_v as_o they_o must_v to_o choose_v their_o guardian_n themselves_o the_o fear_n and_o awe_n of_o the_o mother_n or_o their_o second_o husband_n enticement_n and_o kindness_n but_o for_o that_o instant_n will_v in_o all_o probability_n induce_v they_o to_o choose_v no_o other_o &_o so_o whether_o before_o the_o age_n of_o 14_o or_o after_o it_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v no_o otherwise_o but_o that_o where_o the_o mother_n be_v live_v &_o marry_v again_o the_o self-seeking_a and_o purloin_v father_n in_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n will_v be_v the_o guardian_n and_o where_o there_o be_v a_o second_o brood_n of_o child_n which_o will_v not_o be_v seldom_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o first_o husband_n shall_v be_v sacrifice_v by_o the_o mother_n consent_n or_o permission_n to_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o second_o child_n who_o father_n make_v much_o of_o the_o mother_n or_o flatter_v she_o find_v it_o to_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n to_o make_v she_o as_o willing_a to_o it_o as_o himself_o and_o if_o she_o will_v hinder_v or_o do_v not_o like_a it_o can_v but_o steal_v her_o sigh_n and_o weep_v and_o lament_v in_o a_o corner_n for_o that_o which_o she_o may_v wish_v be_v otherwise_o but_o can_v help_v it_o when_o she_o be_v sub_fw-la potestate_fw-la viri_fw-la under_o the_o power_n of_o a_o second_o husband_n and_o if_o not_o grant_v to_o the_o mother_n or_o her_o second_o husband_n but_o to_o the_o friend_n of_o that_o side_n which_o can_v inherit_v which_o where_o the_o mother_n be_v not_o a_o heir_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v to_o her_o kindred_n it_o will_v not_o then_o also_o escape_v another_o common_a often_o and_o sad_o experiment_a fault_n or_o evil_n that_o the_o affection_n and_o care_n which_o do_v usual_o assist_v and_o encourage_v honest_a and_o fair_a deal_n will_v not_o be_v so_o much_o in_o the_o kindred_n on_o the_o mother_n side_n which_o be_v but_o take_v out_o of_o their_o family_n and_o transplant_v into_o that_o of_o the_o father_n where_o the_o mother_n herself_o be_v to_o forget_v her_o father_n house_n and_o kindred_n nor_o equal_a that_o affection_n care_n and_o obligation_n which_o be_v on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o father_n kindred_n to_o preserve_v that_o family_n which_o wear_v their_o name_n as_o well_o as_o their_o blood_n and_o whether_o the_o guardian_n in_o socage_n shall_v be_v tutor_n testamentarius_fw-la ordain_v by_o the_o father_n last_o will_v and_o testament_n or_o a_o pretore_fw-la datus_fw-la appoint_v by_o a_o judge_n will_v not_o arrive_v to_o any_o better_a fate_n or_o condition_n than_o that_o where_o there_o be_v executor_n or_o administrator_n in_o personal_a estate_n or_o trustee_n in_o real_a or_o personal_a for_o child_n and_o minor_n or_o for_o payment_n of_o debt_n who_o can_v many_o time_n neglect_v and_o forget_v the_o die_a request_n of_o parent_n on_o their_o death_n bed_n to_o to_o be_v careful_a of_o their_o child_n and_o their_o own_o imprecation_n that_o god_n shall_v do_v so_o and_o so_o to_o their_o own_o child_n if_o they_o shall_v not_o perform_v the_o trust_n and_o let_v out_o their_o conscience_n hackney_n to_o the_o devil_n to_o find_v way_n to_o deceive_v and_o wrong_v they_o of_o who_o and_o many_o other_o such_o guardianship_n and_o faithless_a performance_n of_o trust_n our_o court_n of_o law_n and_o equity_n do_v daily_o hear_v more_o complaint_n of_o fraud_n and_o cosening_n than_o they_o can_v either_o easy_o find_v out_o or_o remedy_n which_o with_o that_o also_o of_o father_n in_o law_n do_v in_o a_o woeful_a experience_n exceed_v
how_o to_o judge_v of_o and_o the_o little_a parliament_n so_o call_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n 1640._o upon_o the_o invasion_n of_o a_o army_n of_o factious_a scot_n and_o a_o letter_n produce_v by_o the_o king_n that_o they_o have_v write_v for_o aid_n to_o the_o french_a kâ—ng_n do_v not_o right_o apprehend_v for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o the_o cheerful_a and_o ready_a aid_n upon_o all_o occasion_n give_v to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o tenant_n in_o capitâ—_n and_o knight_n service_n and_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n and_o their_o tenant_n friend_n and_o follower_n take_v arm_n and_o follow_v the_o royal_a standard_n be_v a_o great_a cause_n â—f_o their_o conquest_n in_o france_n and_o warlike_a atchivement_n in_o that_o and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n often_o beat_v back_o the_o incursion_n of_o the_o scotch_a and_o welsh_a and_o deâ—ending_v the_o border_n the_o take_v away_o of_o thâ—_n knight_n fee_n or_o tenor_n by_o knight_n service_n from_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n without_o any_o recompense_n if_o they_o will_v be_v content_a to_o part_v with_o they_o or_o to_o accept_v it_o will_v be_v a_o act_n of_o great_a injustice_n regula_n quip_n feudalis_fw-la et_fw-la firma_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la dominus_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o totum_fw-la nec_fw-la pro_fw-la parte_fw-la minuere_fw-la adimereve_n jus_fw-la vassallo_fw-la quesitum_fw-la possit_fw-la sine_fw-la culpa_fw-la eoque_fw-la non_fw-la convicto_fw-la â—85·_z for_o it_o be_v a_o fix_a and_o constant_a rule_n in_o the_o feudal_n law_n that_o the_o lord_n can_v neither_o in_o the_o whole_a nor_o in_o part_n without_o a_o forfeiture_n or_o conviction_n of_o his_o tenant_n diminish_v or_o take_v away_o the_o vassal_n right_o and_o it_o will_v be_v against_o right_o reason_n and_o equity_n not_o to_o give_v a_o recompense_n in_o caâ—se_n of_o pull_v down_o or_o fire_v a_o house_n in_o a_o necessity_n of_o war_n to_o prevent_v a_o enemy_n but_o much_o more_o against_o it_o and_o our_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la in_o case_n of_o no_o necessity_n to_o sacrifice_n without_o a_o just_a recompense_n give_v for_o it_o the_o estate_n and_o right_n of_o some_o to_o pacify_v the_o fear_n of_o other_o and_o disturb_v and_o encumber_v the_o estate_n of_o all_o or_o a_o great_a many_o to_o free_v the_o estate_n of_o a_o few_o which_o will_v be_v aâ—_n unjust_a as_o for_o the_o lord_n of_o manor_n to_o make_v by-law_n forbid_v the_o service_n of_o their_o tenant_n and_o without_o any_o forfeiture_n or_o conviction_n grant_v or_o sell_v away_o their_o land_n or_o copyhold_n inheritance_n to_o stranger_n or_o dedicate_v the_o profit_n thereof_o to_o the_o public_a wherein_o the_o owner_n or_o proprietor_n shall_v get_v none_o or_o very_o little_a share_n in_o it_o or_o such_o as_o will_v be_v impreceptible_a and_o appear_v to_o be_v so_o much_o against_o law_n and_o reason_n as_o when_o in_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o abbey_n and_o monasterye_n the_o nobility_n and_o great_a man_n who_o have_v be_v founder_n of_o many_o of_o they_o or_o give_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o land_n thereof_o be_v to_o be_v the_o loser_n of_o that_o which_o shall_v have_v revert_v or_o come_v unto_o they_o if_o they_o can_v not_o consist_v with_o the_o first_o intention_n king_n h._n 8._o do_v take_v a_o care_n to_o gratify_v many_o of_o they_o with_o great_a quantity_n and_o portion_n thereof_o and_o to_o some_o grant_v entire_a priory_n and_o nunnery_n of_o their_o ancestor_n sound_v as_o to_o john_n earl_n of_o oxford_n the_o priory_n of_o colne_n and_o nunery_n of_o hedingham_n in_o essex_n and_o the_o like_a to_o many_o other_o which_o may_v be_v here_o remember_v the_o public_a faith_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o have_v so_o much_o care_v take_v of_o it_o when_o she_o borrow_a money_n to_o make_v our_o unhappy_a war_n and_o contention_n of_o so_o much_o of_o the_o nation_n as_o hold_v by_o the_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n and_o of_o all_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o people_n who_o by_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n protestation_n and_o covenant_n be_v not_o to_o prejudice_v the_o king_n nor_o by_o their_o covenant_n any_o other_o in_o their_o right_n and_o liberty_n will_v now_o be_v break_v which_o when_o livy_n a_o heathen_a writer_n and_o one_o that_o very_o well_o understand_v affair_n of_o state_n upon_o the_o make_n of_o a_o law_n at_o rome_n to_o pacify_v a_o mutiny_n that_o the_o prisoner_n for_o debt_n shall_v not_o be_v bind_v or_o fetter_v as_o the_o manner_n than_o be_v can_v say_v that_o ingens_fw-la vinculum_fw-la fidei_fw-la a_o great_a obligation_n or_o bond_n of_o faith_n among_o man_n be_v that_o day_n break_v he_o will_v have_v without_o doubt_n say_v more_o be_v he_o now_o aâ—ive_v as_o to_o our_o breach_n of_o faith_n among_o man_n but_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o if_o he_o have_v be_v christian_n as_o to_o god_n almighty_a 1._o take_v away_o not_o only_o the_o honour_n but_o the_o public_a benefit_n of_o those_o tenor_n and_o feudal_a right_n which_o be_v so_o high_o and_o just_o esteem_v in_o all_o other_o kingdom_n and_o principalitye_n which_o be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o live_v under_o monarchy_n the_o best_a of_o government_n as_o they_o can_v give_v they_o no_o other_o character_n then_o that_o jura_n regnorum_fw-la ducatuum_fw-la marchionatuum_fw-la adeoque_fw-la totius_fw-la imperij_fw-la leges_fw-la fundamentalâ—s_fw-la ac_fw-la nervi_fw-la quibus_fw-la monarchiae_fw-la romanae_fw-la cum_fw-la ipso_fw-la senescente_fw-la mundo_fw-la languescentis_fw-la lutei_fw-la pedes_fw-la colligantur_fw-la inâ—iis_fw-la continentur_fw-la fudal_n therein_o be_v contain_v the_o law_n and_o right_n of_o kingdom_n dukedom_n maâ—quisates_n the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o nerve_n and_o sinew_n by_o which_o the_o empire_n languish_v in_o the_o old_a age_n of_o the_o world_n have_v be_v sustain_v and_o that_o feuda_n feudorumque_fw-la jura_n â—â—delitatem_fw-la &_o â—idem_fw-la publicaâ—â—_n pacem_fw-la &_o incolumnatem_fw-la communis_fw-la patriae_fw-la firmant_fw-la â—irmissimum_fw-la militiae_fw-la contra_fw-la commune_v reipublicae_fw-la host_n neâ—vum_fw-la ac_fw-la praesidium_fw-la suâ—ministrat_n adeoque_fw-la fulcâ—a_fw-la germanico_fw-la romani_fw-la imperiâ—_n 〈◊〉_d desiderant_fw-la feud_n and_o the_o right_n thereof_o do_v six_o and_o consolidate_v the_o fidelity_n public_a faith_n peace_n and_o welfare_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o administer_v the_o great_a help_n and_o strength_n in_o war_n against_o the_o common_a enemy_n and_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v call_v the_o prop_n of_o the_o german_a and_o roman_a empire_n make_v our_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n who_o have_v by_o their_o chivalry_n and_o high_a attempt_n by_o sea_n and_o land_n render_v they_o second_o to_o none_o and_o publish_v the_o fame_n and_o glory_n of_o their_o action_n as_o far_o and_o far_o than_o ever_o the_o roman_a eagle_n fly_v to_o be_v like_o the_o roturier_n or_o paysant_n oâ—_n france_n and_o a_o reproach_n or_o hiss_v to_o all_o natioas_n or_o like_o david_n ambassador_n when_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n have_v misuse_v they_o and_o shave_v the_o one_o half_a of_o their_o beard_n and_o cut_v off_o their_o garment_n in_o the_o middle_n 5._o even_o to_o their_o buttock_n and_o to_o be_v put_v behind_o all_o but_o the_o dutch_a and_o swisser_n the_o former_a of_o which_o do_v trade_n under_o tax_n &_o excise_n &_o the_o latter_a be_v but_o the_o mercenary_n and_o hireling_n of_o the_o french_a and_o spanish_a king_n in_o their_o war_n and_o hostility_n and_o ranâ—king_v we_o with_o they_o and_o those_o little_a and_o despicable_a commonwealth_n of_o luca_n and_o geneva_n cast_v we_o into_o the_o giddy_a and_o at_o last_o woeful_a precedent_n and_o consequence_n of_o the_o unquiet_a head_a argentinians_n lindorians_n citizen_n of_o sienna_n genoa_n and_o florence_n who_o by_o ruine_v and_o root_n up_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n and_o make_v three_o rank_n and_o degree_n of_o their_o citizen_n some_o great_a some_o mean_a and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o vulgar_a the_o two_o last_o put_v out_o the_o first_o cast_v themselves_o into_o a_o circle_n of_o blood_n and_o misery_n out_o of_o which_o nothing_o but_o their_o former_a government_n be_v able_a to_o refcue_v they_o occasion_n the_o loss_n and_o ruin_n of_o purchaser_n and_o mony-lenders_n &_o enlarge_v their_o complaint_n of_o double_a &_o treble_a feoffment_n &_o mortgage_n which_o by_o the_o disuse_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o find_v of_o office_n after_o the_o death_n of_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n have_v be_v more_o than_o former_o and_o wherein_o some_o of_o our_o late_a reformer_n be_v know_v more_o to_o have_v exercise_v their_o wit_n than_o their_o conscience_n conceal_v &_o dormant_n and_o fraudulent_a assurance_n carry_v in_o the_o pocket_n of_o some_o to_o pick_v the_o pocket_n of_o other_o which_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o
innocent_a as_o useful_a tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n of_o better_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o people_n increase_v their_o liberty_n and_o content_a and_o to_o maintain_v and_o keep_v they_o in_o a_o most_o happy_a peace_n and_o plenty_n which_o will_v never_o be_v do_v if_o the_o sword_n and_o sceptre_n of_o the_o king_n shall_v only_o be_v like_o the_o ensign_n and_o ornament_n of_o regality_n and_o make_v only_o to_o represent_v a_o majesty_n there_o will_v another_o difficulty_n stand_v in_o the_o way_n and_o meet_v the_o design_n of_o do_v it_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o offer_v this_o question_n to_o consideration_n whether_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n &_o the_o desire_n of_o all_o the_o commons_o and_o people_n of_o england_n which_o must_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v signify_v by_o their_o representative_n and_o the_o roy_fw-fr le_fw-fr veult_n the_o king_n give_v life_n and_o breath_n and_o be_v to_o it_o can_v in_o the_o great_a power_n and_o respect_n which_o ever_o have_v be_v by_o the_o law_n and_o just_o aught_o to_o be_v always_o attribute_v unto_o it_o take_v away_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n grand_fw-fr and_o petit_fw-fr sejeanties_n homage_n and_o all_o other_o incident_n belong_v unto_o they_o or_o the_o right_n which_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n and_o mesne_fw-la lord_n have_v to_o enjoy_v their_o tenor_n by_o knight_n service_n &_o the_o incident_n thereunto_o belong_v which_o howsoever_o that_o in_o many_o other_o thing_n it_o have_v be_v say_v that_o consensus_fw-la tollit_fw-la errorem_fw-la &_o conventiâ—_n vincit_fw-la legem_fw-la consent_n and_o agreement_n be_v more_o bind_v then_o law_n will_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n and_o nation_n and_o the_o law_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o eminent_a and_o learned_a sage_n and_o lawyer_n thereof_o be_v resolve_v in_o the_o negative_a viz._n chap._n vii_o that_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n hold_v of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o homage_n and_o incident_n thereunto_o appertain_v and_o the_o right_n of_o the_o mesne_n lord_n can_v be_v dissolve_v or_o take_v away_o by_o any_o act_n of_o parliament_n for_o that_o god_n law_n and_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o nation_n have_v take_v care_v not_o only_o to_o preserve_v the_o right_n of_o sovereignty_n and_o the_o mean_n and_o order_n of_o government_n but_o the_o right_n &_o property_n of_o every_o particular_a subject_n &_o do_v prohibit_v all_o injustice_n &_o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n or_o aphorism_n undeniable_a that_o law_n make_v against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n &_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o which_o be_v impossible_a or_o contra_fw-la bonos_fw-es more_o be_v right_a reason_n or_o natural_a equity_n will_v be_v void_a in_o themselves_o be_v the_o seal_n or_o stamp_n of_o authority_n never_o so_o eminent_a and_o therefore_o if_o as_o the_o law_n have_v often_o determine_v that_o the_o king_n charter_n be_v void_a and_o not_o pleadable_a by_o law_n when_o they_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n act_n of_o parliament_n maxim_n and_o reasonable_a custom_n of_o the_o realm_n that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o king_n power_n by_o his_o charter_n or_o last_o will_v and_o testament_n to_o grant_v away_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n to_o another_o prince_n or_o potentate_n as_o it_o be_v resolve_v in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o suppose_a grant_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n to_o william_n duke_n of_o normandy_n and_o that_o grant_v of_o king_n john_n to_o the_o pope_n to_o hold_v england_n and_o ireland_n of_o he_o and_o that_o notwithstanding_o the_o grant_v make_v by_o william_n the_o conqueror_n to_o hugh_n lupus_n of_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n tenendum_fw-la per_fw-la gladium_fw-la and_o ita_fw-la libere_fw-la as_o the_o king_n himself_o do_v hold_v england_n the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n be_v hold_v of_o the_o king_n that_o the_o grant_v of_o king_n h._n 2._o to_o the_o monk_n of_o st._n bartholomew_n in_o london_n that_o the_o prior_n &_o the_o monk_n shall_v be_v as_o free_v in_o their_o church_n 6._o as_o the_o king_n be_v in_o his_o crown_n be_v adjudge_v to_o be_v void_a for_o that_o the_o prior_n and_o the_o monk_n be_v but_o subject_n and_o that_o by_o the_o law_n the_o king_n may_v no_o more_o denude_v himself_o of_o his_o royal_a superiority_n over_o his_o subject_n than_o his_o subject_n can_v renounce_v or_o avoid_v their_o subjection_n to_o their_o king_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o such_o or_o the_o like_a grant_n of_o the_o king_n by_o his_o charter_n be_v void_a be_v not_o in_o regard_n it_o be_v grant_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n in_o parliament_n but_o that_o it_o be_v in_o disherison_n of_o his_o crown_n and_o disable_n himself_o to_o govern_v or_o if_o he_o shall_v by_o his_o grant_n exempt_v a_o man_n from_o pay_v his_o debt_n or_o maintenance_n of_o hise_n wife_n and_o child_n the_o join_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o with_o he_o in_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n will_v not_o make_v such_o a_o law_n to_o be_v bind_v or_o obligatory_a and_o therefore_o the_o king_n can_v say_v dier_n release_v or_o grant_v a_o tenure_n in_o capite_fw-la to_o any_o subject_a dier_n 44._o when_o king_n edward_n the_o 3_o d._n grant_v to_o the_o black_a prince_n his_o son_n the_o grant_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o cornwall_n all_o ward_n marriage_n and_o relief_n non_fw-la obstante_fw-la the_o king_n prerogative_n it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o the_o prince_n can_v not_o seize_v a_o ward_n which_o hold_v of_o the_o king_n ward_n 1._o because_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n by_o his_o prerogative_n and_o in_o 2_o r._n 2._o robert_n de_fw-fr hauley_n esquire_n be_v arrest_v and_o pursue_v upon_o a_o action_n of_o debt_n in_o westminster_n abbey_n where_o he_o take_v sanctuary_n 74._o be_v in_o the_o tumult_n slay_v at_o the_o high_a altar_n when_o the_o priest_n be_v sing_v high_a mass_n and_o the_o offence_n and_o breach_n of_o privilege_n as_o it_o be_v then_o pretend_v to_o be_v complain_v of_o in_o parliament_n by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prelate_n and_o clergy_n and_o pray_v that_o due_a satisfaction_n and_o amends_o may_v be_v make_v of_o so_o horrible_a a_o fact_n it_o be_v oppose_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o and_o they_o vouch_v record_n and_o call_v to_o witness_v the_o justice_n and_o other_o that_o be_v learn_v in_o rhe_n law_n of_o the_o land_n that_o in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n it_o have_v not_o be_v accustom_v nor_o aught_o to_o have_v immunity_n for_o debt_n or_o trespass_n or_o other_o cause_n whatsoever_o except_o for_o crime_n only_o and_o certain_a doctor_n of_o divinity_n canon_n and_o civil_a law_n be_v thereupon_o swear_v and_o examine_v before_o the_o king_n himself_o to_o speak_v the_o plain_a truth_n say_v upon_o mature_a and_o sound_a deliberation_n that_o in_o case_n of_o debt_n account_n or_o trespass_n where_o a_o man_n be_v not_o to_o lose_v life_n or_o member_n no_o man_n ought_v to_o have_v immunity_n in_o holy_a church_n and_o say_v further_o in_o the_o high_a expression_n those_o time_n can_v afford_v that_o god_n save_v his_o perfection_n the_o pope_n save_v his_o holiness_n nor_o any_o king_n or_o prince_n can_v grant_v such_o a_o privilege_n and_o that_o if_o the_o king_n shall_v grant_v such_o a_o privilege_n the_o church_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v favour_v and_o nourish_v ought_v not_o to_o axcept_v of_o it_o whereof_o offence_n or_o occasion_n of_o offence_n may_v arise_v for_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o occasion_n of_o offence_n say_v the_o record_n to_o delay_v a_o man_n willing_o from_o his_o debt_n or_o the_o just_a recovery_n of_o the_o same_o and_o if_o a_o act_n of_o the_o commons_o alone_o or_o of_o the_o lord_n alone_o or_o of_o both_o together_o can_v amount_v to_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n the_o king_n himself_o can_v grant_v away_o his_o regality_n or_o power_n or_o mean_n of_o govern_v by_o his_o charter_n or_o any_o act_n which_o he_o can_v single_o do_v his_o concurrence_n with_o both_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o can_v no_o more_o make_v a_o act_n to_o confirm_v that_o which_o shall_v not_o be_v do_v or_o grant_v than_o his_o own_o grant_n or_o charter_n can_v have_v do_v or_o than_o if_o he_o and_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o only_o have_v make_v a_o act_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o ordinance_n which_o the_o lord_n ordainer_n so_o from_o thence_o call_v do_v obtain_v from_o edward_n 2._o whereby_o he_o delegated_a much_o of_o his_o regal_a authority_n unto_o they_o which_o be_v afterward_o complain_v of_o in_o parliament_n make_v void_a and_o the_o author_n or_o lord_n ordainer_n
punish_v for_o it_o have_v be_v clear_o assert_v by_o eminent_a and_o learned_a judge_n and_o sage_n of_o the_o law_n as_o the_o lord_n chief_n justice_n hobart_n sr._n francis_n bacon_n and_o sr._n jonh_o davis_n attorney_n general_n to_o king_n james_n in_o ireland_n that_o the_o superlative_a power_n of_o parliament_n above_o all_o but_o the_o king_n be_v in_o some_o thing_n for_o restrain_v as_o it_o can_v enact_v thing_n against_o right_a reason_n or_o common_a right_n or_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o nature_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v judge_n in_o his_o own_o case_n as_o that_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v no_o subsidy_n whereby_o to_o defend_v himself_o and_o his_o people_n that_o child_n shall_v not_o obey_v their_o parent_n and_o the_o like_a and_o that_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n be_v of_o so_o transcendent_a a_o nature_n and_o so_o radical_o in_o the_o crown_n and_o fundamental_a law_n imposiâ—ions_n as_o no_o act_n of_o parliament_n can_v take_v it_o away_o or_o alter_v it_o and_o be_v so_o inseparable_a as_o sr._n john_n davis_n say_v that_o in_o a_o parliament_n hold_v in_o england_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n it_o be_v resolve_v by_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o that_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n can_v not_o frame_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n whereby_o all_o tenor_n of_o the_o crown_n may_v be_v extinguish_v and_o judge_n hutton_n who_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o ship-money_n will_v allow_v the_o king_n no_o more_o prerogative_n than_o what_o can_v not_o be_v deny_v he_o do_v publicque_o deliver_v it_o for_o law_n which_o in_o that_o great_a and_o learned_a assembly_n of_o judge_n and_o lawyer_n be_v not_o contradict_v that_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la be_v so_o inseparable_a in_o the_o crown_n as_o the_o parliament_n will_v not_o nor_o can_v sever_v they_o and_o the_o king_n can_v release_v they_o and_o such_o be_v the_o care_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o belong_v inseparable_o to_o the_o king_n as_o head_n or_o supreme_a protector_n so_o as_o if_o any_o act_n of_o parliament_n shall_v enact_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o defend_v the_o kingdom_n or_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v no_o aide_n from_o his_o subject_n to_o defend_v the_o realm_n such_o act_n will_v not_o bind_v but_o will_v be_v void_a because_o they_o will_v be_v against_o all_o natural_a reason_n and_o judge_n crook_n also_o do_v in_o his_o argument_n against_o the_o ship-money_n wherein_o he_o concur_v with_o justice_n hutton_n allege_v that_o if_o a_o statute_n be_v make_v that_o a_o king_n shall_v not_o defend_v the_o kingdom_n it_o be_v void_a be_v against_o law_n and_o reason_n and_o when_o a_o parliament_n be_v call_v by_o the_o king_n writ_n to_o preserve_v his_o kingdom_n and_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la so_o little_o intend_v that_o any_o future_a parliament_n shall_v alter_v or_o take_v away_o any_o liberty_n grant_v or_o confirm_v thereby_o or_o any_o fundamental_a law_n which_o be_v incorporate_a with_o the_o essence_n of_o government_n as_o it_o have_v be_v by_o several_a confirmation_n of_o it_o enact_v that_o all_o law_n hereafter_o to_o be_v make_v to_o the_o contrary_a shall_v be_v null_a and_o void_a and_o with_o good_a reason_n as_o to_o the_o king_n and_o mesne_n lord_n in_o the_o change_n of_o their_o tenor_n into_o socage_n when_o as_o ex_fw-la contractu_fw-la obligatio_fw-la and_o ex_fw-la obligatione_fw-la actio_fw-la shall_v as_o well_o hold_v in_o those_o beneficial_a paction_n which_o be_v in_o the_o creation_n of_o those_o tenor_n betwixt_o the_o king_n lord_n and_o tenant_n as_o in_o bond_n bill_n and_o assumpsit_n or_o any_o other_o contract_n whatsoever_o and_o be_v so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o right_a reason_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o foreigner_n and_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o nation_n as_o in_o the_o german_a empire_n though_o it_o have_v heretofore_o lose_v much_o of_o its_o power_n and_o authority_n republic_n by_o the_o greatness_n of_o some_o of_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o many_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n grant_v to_o city_n &_o town_n its_o remain_a prerogative_n notwithstanding_o be_v say_v to_o be_v jura_n majestatis_fw-la &_o instar_fw-la puncti_fw-la divisionem_fw-la non_fw-la recipientia_fw-la adeoque_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la personae_fw-la coherent_a ut_fw-la nec_fw-la volens_fw-la ijs_fw-la se_fw-la abdicare_fw-la aut_fw-la alium_fw-la in_o consortium_fw-la vocare_fw-la possit_fw-la 3._o so_o inseparable_a as_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o no_o division_n and_o do_v so_o adhere_v unto_o the_o emperor_n person_n as_o he_o can_v if_o he_o will_v renounce_v or_o transfer_v they_o over_o to_o any_o other_o and_o bodiâ—_n that_o understand_v france_n very_o well_o 1.273_o sai_z that_o si_fw-mi princeps_fw-la publica_fw-la praedia_fw-la cum_fw-la imperio_fw-la aut_fw-la jurisdictione_n &_o eo_fw-la modo_fw-la fruenda_fw-la concesserit_fw-la quo_fw-la ipse_fw-la fruetur_fw-la etiam_fw-la si_fw-la tabulis_fw-la jura_fw-la majestatis_fw-la excepta_fw-la non_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la tamen_fw-la excepta_fw-la judicantur_fw-la if_o the_o king_n shall_v grant_v any_o of_o his_o land_n to_o hold_v as_o free_o and_o with_o as_o much_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n as_o he_o himself_o enjoy_v it_o the_o jura_fw-la majestatis_fw-la or_o regality_n be_v always_o adjudge_v and_o take_v to_o be_v except_v though_o there_o be_v no_o reservation_n or_o exception_n in_o the_o letter_n patent_n â—59_z and_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n be_v so_o careful_a of_o the_o king_n right_n in_o govern_v as_o when_o francis_n the_o first_o have_v grant_v to_o the_o queen_n his_o mother_n a_o commission_n to_o pardon_v and_o restore_v condemn_v person_n it_o declare_v that_o such_o a_o grant_n quum_fw-la sine_fw-la majestatis_fw-la diminutione_n communicari_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la see_v it_o can_v not_o be_v grant_v without_o diminution_n of_o his_o royal_a authority_n be_v void_a &_o thereupon_o the_o queen_n mother_n intermedle_v no_o more_o therein_o the_o conclusion_n when_o all_o therefore_o which_o can_v be_v but_o pretend_v against_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n shall_v be_v put_v together_o and_o say_v and_o do_v they_o will_v come_v to_o no_o more_o than_o this_o the_o general_a assessment_n for_o man_n and_o horse_n and_o necessary_n for_o war_n whether_o man_n will_v or_o no_o be_v a_o service_n incumbent_n upon_o every_o man_n estate_n though_o they_o buy_v and_o purchase_v their_o land_n &_o the_o knight_n service_n which_o be_v now_o complain_v of_o be_v but_o where_o their_o land_n be_v give_v they_o for_o that_o purpose_n and_o ex_fw-la pacto_fw-la &_o voluntate_fw-la by_o agreement_n for_o it_o have_v always_o be_v account_v to_o be_v no_o less_o than_o reason_n that_o qui_fw-la sentit_fw-la commodum_fw-la sentire_fw-la debet_fw-la et_fw-la onus_fw-la the_o rose_n and_o the_o prickle_n must_v go_v together_o and_o he_o that_o have_v the_o profit_n may_v be_v well_o content_v to_o do_v something_o for_o it_o especial_o when_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o he_o do_v agree_v to_o do_v and_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v a_o favour_n and_o if_o they_o now_o take_v those_o land_n to_o be_v a_o burden_n may_v if_o they_o please_v give_v themselves_o a_o ease_n by_o return_v of_o they_o to_o those_o that_o give_v it_o and_o shall_v not_o be_v murmur_v at_o or_o complain_v of_o when_o as_o those_o that_o live_v near_o the_o sea_n do_v live_v under_o a_o charge_n or_o imposition_n which_o be_v annual_a and_o sometime_o very_o great_a upon_o all_o and_o in_o holland_n be_v command_v and_o order_v yearly_o by_o the_o dijck_n graven_n or_o magistrate_n appoint_v for_o that_o purpose_n to_o repair_v and_o amend_v their_o sea_n wall_n or_o as_o it_o be_v also_o in_o england_n by_o direction_n of_o law_n and_o commission_n of_o sewer_n and_o do_v but_o in_o that_o though_o their_o land_n be_v dear_o pay_v for_o and_o not_o free_o give_v as_o those_o do_v which_o hold_v their_o land_n by_o knight_n service_n and_o defend_v themselves_o by_o defend_v other_o and_o it_o will_v ever_o be_v a_o rule_n and_o maxim_n in_o loyalty_n as_o well_o as_o in_o law_n and_o right_a reason_n that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nature_n and_o nation_n as_o well_o as_o of_o england_n there_o be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v a_o natural_a allegiance_n to_o the_o king_n that_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o supremacy_n do_v enjoin_v every_o subject_a to_o defend_v his_o prince_n and_o his_o just_a right_n and_o jurisdiction_n and_o that_o the_o safety_n of_o every_o man_n in_o particular_a and_o his_o own_o discretion_n shall_v advise_v he_o to_o it_o unless_o they_o will_v think_v it_o to_o be_v wisdom_n in_o the_o citizen_n of_o constantinople_n who_o in_o the_o siege_n thereof_o will_v rather_o keep_v their_o money_n and_o riches_n for_o the_o turk_n to_o plunder_v then_o help_v
that_o in_o a_o parliament_n hold_v in_o the_o 14_o the_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o 2_o d._n the_o lord_n and_o commons_o do_v pray_v the_o king_n that_o the_o prerogative_n of_o he_o and_o his_o crown_n may_v be_v keep_v and_o that_o all_o thing_n do_v or_o attempt_v to_o the_o contrary_a may_v be_v redress_v and_o that_o the_o king_n may_v be_v as_o free_a as_o any_o of_o his_o progenitor_n be_v which_o the_o king_n grant_v give_v to_o it_o the_o force_n and_o power_n of_o a_o act_n of_o parlaiment_n and_o consider_v that_o the_o innovation_n of_o law_n or_o change_v of_o custom_n be_v dangerous_a and_o as_o st_n augustine_n say_v non_fw-la tam_fw-la utilitate_fw-la if_o there_o be_v any_o profit_n in_o they_o prosunt_fw-la quam_fw-la novitâ—â—e_n perturbant_fw-la do_v more_o hurt_n than_o good_a by_o their_o novelty_n that_o it_o will_v be_v unsafe_a to_o take_v away_o or_o dig_v up_o foundation_n that_o where_o the_o inconvenience_n in_o the_o old_a law_n be_v not_o apparent_a and_o the_o convenience_n to_o come_v by_o the_o new_a not_o infallible_a or_o not_o likely_a to_o deceive_v our_o expectation_n of_o they_o it_o will_v be_v perilous_a to_o change_v our_o law_n more_o perilous_a when_o they_o be_v many_o and_o most_o of_o all_o when_o they_o be_v fundamental_a that_o the_o more_o power_n and_o may_v be_v in_o the_o king_n to_o defend_v we_o the_o better_a will_v be_v the_o end_n which_o by_o the_o mean_n be_v intend_v and_o that_o therefore_o in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 7_o e._n 1._o the_o prelate_n earl_n baron_n and_o the_o commonalty_n of_o the_o realm_n do_v acknowledge_v that_o to_o the_o king_n it_o belong_v of_o his_o royal_a signory_n straight_o to_o defend_v force_n of_o armour_n and_o all_o other_o force_n against_o the_o peace_n and_o to_o punish_v they_o which_o shall_v do_v contrary_a according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o usage_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o thereunto_o be_v bind_v to_o aid_v their_o sovereign_a lord_n at_o all_o season_n when_o need_n shall_v be_v that_o to_o make_v a_o captain_n of_o a_o cripple_n or_o a_o constable_n which_o shall_v keep_v the_o peace_n in_o a_o parish_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o repel_v any_o violence_n which_o shall_v be_v offer_v to_o the_o inhabitant_n to_o be_v blind_a or_o bedrid_a will_v not_o answer_v the_o end_n or_o bâ—_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o those_o that_o expect_v it_o from_o he_o and_o that_o his_o majesty_n opinion_n express_v in_o his_o message_n or_o declaration_n from_o breda_n before_o his_o return_n into_o england_n be_v and_o ever_o will_v be_v a_o maxim_n compose_v of_o very_o great_a reason_n and_o truth_n that_o his_o majesty_n just_a right_n be_v the_o best_a preserver_n of_o the_o people_n liberty_n and_o may_v believe_v before_o it_o be_v too_o late_o that_o to_o take_v away_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o introduce_v the_o inconvenience_n before_o mention_v will_v be_v but_o as_o a_o prologue_n or_o usher_v to_o level_v and_o the_o gate_n or_o entrance_n to_o the_o agrarian_a device_n and_o the_o suppose_a saint_n take_v possession_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o those_o which_o they_o call_v the_o wicked_a and_o that_o the_o lay_n by_o of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o their_o service_n and_o make_v use_n of_o mercenary_a and_o mechanic_n soldier_n may_v help_v we_o to_o as_o many_o misery_n and_o folly_n as_o we_o have_v pertake_v of_o in_o our_o late_a trouble_n from_o our_o servant_n make_v they_o to_o become_v our_o master_n and_o by_o inure_v they_o to_o insolence_n against_o other_o teach_v they_o how_o to_o domineer_v over_o the_o people_n which_o shall_v be_v their_o paymaster_n after_o that_o over_o parliament_n garble_v and_o purge_v the_o house_n pull_v out_o and_o put_v in_o who_o they_o please_v turn_v legislator_n and_o remonstrance_n maker_n from_o their_o head_n quarter_n make_v themselves_o not_o the_o repairer_n of_o breach_n but_o the_o maker_n and_o causer_n of_o they_o engross_v all_o the_o place_n and_o employment_n of_o the_o kingdom_n throw_v down_o law_n and_o government_n create_v out_o of_o themselves_o and_o their_o own_o party_n mayor_n general_n to_o tyrannize_v awe_n the_o people_n and_o abuse_v their_o law_n and_o liberty_n and_o play_v the_o fool_n at_o coffeehouse_n with_o dispute_v and_o discourse_v of_o rotas_fw-la and_o ballote_a box_n and_o which_o of_o their_o whimsy_n and_o ignorant_a contrivance_n will_v best_o make_v a_o government_n commit_v perjury_n in_o abundance_n and_o make_v their_o oath_n more_o changeable_a and_o less_o to_o be_v trust_v then_o the_o wind_n or_o wether_n or_o a_o lily_n almanac_n and_o make_v it_o their_o only_a business_n to_o enslave_v and_o insult_v over_o the_o people_n and_o metamorphose_v they_o into_o as_o many_o shape_n of_o baseness_n perjury_n hipocrisy_n dissemble_v and_o wickedness_n as_o poverty_n hope_v of_o gain_n or_o to_o get_v or_o preserve_v estate_n though_o it_o be_v but_o to_o have_v poliphemus_n his_o courtesy_n to_o be_v last_o of_o all_o ruin_a fear_n or_o flattery_n or_o a_o accurse_a ambition_n to_o raise_v a_o estate_n out_o of_o other_o man_n misery_n can_v persuade_v or_o draw_v they_o unto_o that_o the_o take_v away_o of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la &_o by_o knight_n service_n be_v not_o desire_v by_o any_o universal_a or_o general_a petition_n at_o all_o of_o the_o people_n that_o not_o one_o in_o every_o 20_o of_o those_o that_o be_v concern_v &_o hold_v by_o those_o tenor_n nor_o one_o in_o every_o 100_o of_o those_o that_o hold_v by_o other_o tenor_n and_o be_v not_o concern_v do_v desire_v it_o that_o the_o injudicial_a and_o inconsiderate_a desire_n of_o a_o very_a few_o of_o the_o common_a people_n who_o do_v sometime_o as_o they_o have_v many_o time_n do_v in_o our_o late_a trouble_n and_o too_o late_o repent_v it_o outdo_v child_n in_o ask_v stone_n instead_o of_o bread_n and_o serpent_n for_o fish_n be_v not_o to_o be_v hearken_v unto_o that_o the_o surfeit_n upon_o liberty_n be_v many_o time_n very_o dangerous_a &_o may_v prove_v as_o fatal_a &_o unhappy_a though_o grant_v or_o ask_v with_o the_o best_a of_o intention_n as_o that_o of_o give_v great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o the_o scot_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o unhappy_a war_n &_o call_v their_o invasion_n a_o brotherly_a assistance_n or_o that_o of_o give_v liberty_n to_o the_o long_a parliament_n not_o to_o dissolve_v without_o their_o consent_n that_o if_o augustus_n caesar_n when_o by_o his_o great_a prudence_n he_o have_v put_v the_o break_a piece_n of_o the_o roman_a republic_n which_o be_v civilibus_fw-la discordiis_fw-la lacerata_fw-la woeful_o tear_v with_o civil_a discord_n into_o a_o well_o compose_v monarchy_n and_o blessed_v the_o empire_n &_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n with_o a_o universal_a peace_n can_v find_v no_o better_o a_o way_n to_o fix_v and_o make_v it_o last_v then_o to_o put_v many_o of_o the_o soldier_n under_o a_o gratitude_n and_o concernment_n to_o love_n and_o cherish_v it_o by_o give_v they_o land_n for_o life_n or_o inheritance_n to_o engage_v they_o to_o their_o former_a duty_n when_o occasion_n shall_v happen_v which_o save_v the_o charge_n and_o trouble_v on_o all_o side_n as_o well_o to_o the_o conquer_a as_o the_o conquer_a in_o maintain_v roman_a legion_n make_v up_o of_o a_o medley_n or_o gallimausry_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o nation_n it_o can_v now_o be_v good_a when_o the_o long_a last_a monarchy_n of_o england_n have_v be_v late_o and_o lamentable_o tear_v into_o piece_n to_o make_v up_o a_o commonwealth_n can_v never_o be_v agree_v upon_o to_o alter_v or_o take_v away_o a_o course_n of_o constant_a and_o ordinary_a defence_n which_o have_v be_v for_o so_o many_o age_n past_o the_o happy_a support_n of_o this_o ancient_a monarchy_n and_o that_o it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v any_o bad_a or_o likely_a to_o be_v unsuccessful_a policy_n but_o a_o mean_n of_o a_o establishment_n of_o our_o late_a soldier_n and_o controuller_n have_v in_o the_o allowance_n of_o their_o cheap_a purchase_n be_v tie_v to_o tenor_n by_o knight_n service_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o the_o late_a king_n of_o sweden_n be_v to_o hold_v of_o the_o empire_n by_o the_o treaty_n of_o munster_n and_o if_o that_o bracton_n who_o be_v a_o lord_n chief_a justice_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n h._n 3._o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o by_o a_o partition_n of_o earldom_n and_o barony_n 34._o deficeret_fw-la regnum_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la comitatibus_fw-la &_o baronijs_fw-la dicitur_fw-la esse_fw-la constitutum_fw-la will_v ruin_v the_o kingdom_n which_o be_v constitute_v of_o earldom_n and_o barony_n he_o will_v now_o certain_o foresee_v great_a mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n in_o the_o take_n away_o of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n or_o change_v
tenenda_fw-la non_fw-la tollenda_fw-la or_o the_o necessity_n of_o preserve_v tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight-service_n which_o according_a to_o their_o first_o institution_n be_v and_o be_v yet_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o salus_n populi_n and_o the_o safety_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o king_n as_o well_o as_o of_o his_o people_n together_o with_o a_o prospect_n of_o the_o very_a many_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o by_o the_o take_n away_o or_o alter_v of_o those_o tenor_n will_v inevitable_o happen_v to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o kingdom_n by_o fabian_n philipps_n esq_n claudian_n lib._n 2._o ne_fw-fr pereat_fw-la tam_fw-la priscus_fw-la honos_fw-la qui_fw-la portus_fw-la honorum_fw-la semper_fw-la erat_fw-la nullo_n sarciri_fw-la consul_n damnum_fw-la london_n print_v by_o thomas_n leach_n for_o the_o author_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o abel_n roper_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1660._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n edward_n hide_v knight_n baron_n of_o hindon_n and_o lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n my_o lord_n every_o man_n who_o have_v not_o be_v out_o of_o his_o wit_n or_o his_o own_o country_n or_o like_o the_o poet_n epimenides_n who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v sleep_v more_o than_o twenty_o year_n and_o have_v but_o understand_v or_o experiment_v the_o many_o misery_n and_o confusion_n which_o our_o new_a reformer_n and_o modeller_n of_o government_n who_o like_o unskilful_a architect_n can_v amend_v a_o part_n of_o a_o house_n without_o overturning_a the_o whole_a fabric_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o owner_n have_v treat_v the_o faction_n and_o ignorance_n of_o too_o many_o of_o the_o seduce_a people_n of_o this_o kingdom_n withal_o and_o sit_v by_o the_o water_n of_o babylon_n have_v not_o forget_v jerusalem_n or_o but_o remember_v the_o happiness_n of_o the_o condition_n we_o before_o enjoy_v under_o a_o gracious_a and_o pious_a prince_n in_o a_o ancient_n and_o for_o many_o age_n past_a most_o happy_a monarchy_n and_o with_o tear_n of_o joy_n welcome_v it_o again_o in_o the_o return_n of_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n and_o all_o our_o peace_n and_o plenty_n from_o a_o sad_a and_o long_o oppress_a captivity_n must_v needs_o think_v himself_o oblige_v not_o only_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o our_o zion_n but_o to_o endeavour_v all_o he_o can_v to_o uphold_v the_o king_n right_n and_o jurisdiction_n who_o be_v our_o lex_fw-la viva_fw-la and_o guard_v himself_o we_o and_o our_o law_n be_v with_o they_o the_o sure_a support_n of_o we_o and_o all_o that_o be_v or_o can_v be_v of_o any_o concernment_n to_o we_o and_o our_o posterity_n and_o therefore_o when_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o our_o law_n and_o the_o sage_a interpreter_n and_o expounder_n thereof_o that_o every_o subject_a have_v a_o interest_n in_o the_o king_n as_o the_o head_n of_o the_o weâ—le_a public_a and_o as_o the_o inferior_a member_n can_v estrange_v they_o self_n from_o the_o action_n or_o passion_n of_o the_o head_n report_n no_o less_o can_v any_o subject_a make_v himself_o a_o stranger_n to_o any_o thing_n which_o touch_v the_o king_n or_o their_o supreme_a head_n and_o that_o not_o a_o few_o but_o very_a many_o know_v and_o able_a man_n be_v of_o opinion_n not_o usher_v in_o by_o fancy_n or_o first_o notion_n but_o well_o weigh_v and_o build_v with_o reason_n and_o good_a authority_n that_o the_o exchange_v of_o the_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n for_o a_o constant_a yearly_a payment_n of_o 100000_o l._n will_v level_v the_o regality_n and_o turn_v the_o sovereignty_n into_o a_o dangerous_a popularity_n and_o take_v away_o or_o blunt_v the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n by_o which_o his_o majesty_n be_v to_o defend_v his_o people_n i_o can_v not_o but_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v my_o duty_n and_o a_o failer_z of_o my_o duty_n and_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o supremacy_n not_o to_o do_v it_o to_o offer_v to_o consideration_n the_o antiquity_n and_o right_a use_n of_o tenor_n in_o this_o and_o other_o kingdom_n that_o they_o be_v no_o slavery_n nor_o grievance_n how_o from_o a_o project_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n it_o come_v to_o trouble_v several_a parliament_n the_o small_a benefit_n will_v come_v to_o the_o subject_n by_o alter_v those_o tenor_n and_o the_o many_o inconvenience_n and_o mischief_n which_o will_v inevitable_o follow_v and_o that_o it_o be_v such_o a_o flower_n of_o the_o crown_n as_o the_o power_n of_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o nobility_n and_o people_n can_v take_v away_o wherein_z though_o i_o may_v well_o say_v it_o be_v a_o matter_n as_o livy_n say_v of_o his_o undertake_n to_o write_v the_o roman_a history_n immensi_fw-la operis_fw-la and_o that_o the_o disquisition_n of_o it_o require_v great_a ability_n than_o i_o can_v lay_v any_o claim_n unto_o and_o the_o excellent_a order_n heretofore_o use_v that_o all_o book_n of_o the_o law_n or_o very_o much_o concern_v it_o shall_v be_v peruse_v and_o allow_v by_o the_o reverend_a judge_n of_o the_o law_n before_o they_o shall_v be_v print_v and_o publish_v may_v have_v be_v enough_o to_o have_v make_v i_o either_o to_o desist_v or_o have_v attend_v their_o approbation_n yet_o when_o the_o good_a intention_n of_o many_o parliament_n man_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o to_o make_v the_o king_n a_o constant_a revenue_n be_v so_o busy_a to_o prepare_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o dissolve_v those_o more_o useful_a and_o honourable_a tenor_n into_o a_o socage_n which_o will_v never_o arrive_v to_o the_o salus_n populi_n they_o aim_v at_o i_o have_v like_o some_o wellwishing_a roman_a to_o his_o country_n good_a in_o my_o care_n and_o fear_v least_o any_o thing_n shall_v hurt_v dislocate_v or_o disturb_v that_o well_o order_a and_o constitute_v government_n under_o which_o our_o progenitor_n enjoy_v so_o much_o honour_n peace_n und_fw-ge plenty_n haste_v currente_a calamo_fw-la to_o a_o modest_a inquiry_n into_o the_o ground_n and_o motive_n for_o the_o dissolution_n of_o they_o and_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o a_o examination_n of_o that_o to_o be_v prepare_v act_n in_o the_o general_n for_o as_o to_o the_o preamble_n clause_n or_o prouiso_n they_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o be_v see_v before_o the_o act_n pass_v the_o rogatio_fw-la legum_n as_o it_o be_v among_o the_o roman_n be_v not_o here_o in_o use_n in_o some_o case_n as_o it_o may_v be_v wish_v it_o be_v and_o when_o none_o else_o will_v public_o endeavour_v to_o rescue_v they_o have_v without_o any_o bias_n or_o partiality_n as_o well_o as_o i_o can_v represent_v what_o have_v be_v the_o right_a use_n of_o they_o and_o what_o may_v be_v the_o inconvenience_n if_o they_o shall_v be_v change_v or_o alter_v and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o the_o charge_n which_o be_v suppose_v but_o never_o will_v be_v prove_v against_o they_o and_o confess_v that_o it_o deserve_v a_o better_a advocate_n than_o myself_o who_o have_v attempt_v to_o do_v it_o horis_fw-la succâ—sâ—vis_fw-la &_o interturbationes_fw-la rerum_fw-la be_o conscious_a to_o myself_o that_o much_o more_o may_v have_v be_v say_v for_o it_o and_o that_o the_o matter_n be_v capable_a of_o a_o better_a form_n and_o may_v have_v appear_v in_o a_o better_a dress_n if_o my_o care_n to_o do_v something_o as_o fast_o as_o i_o can_v have_v not_o for_o want_v of_o time_n hinder_v i_o from_o do_v what_o i_o may_v but_o i_o hope_v that_o your_o lordship_n who_o have_v tread_v the_o path_n of_o affliction_n and_o in_o the_o attendance_n and_o care_n of_o a_o persecute_a monarchy_n and_o a_o afflict_a most_o gracious_a prince_n who_o have_v bear_v the_o burden_n of_o his_o own_o sorrow_n &_o trouble_n as_o well_o as_o of_o a_o loyal_a party_n that_o suffer_v wiâ—h_a &_o for_o he_o and_o his_o royal_a father_n have_v in_o your_o travail_n and_o residence_n in_o many_o kingdom_n and_o part_n beyond_o the_o sea_n view_v and_o see_v the_o fundamental_o and_o order_n of_o other_o kingdom_n the_o policy_n and_o good_a reiglement_n of_o some_o and_o the_o error_n and_o infirmity_n of_o other_o will_v with_o your_o learned_a predecessor_n the_o chancellor_n fortescue_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o 6â—h_n the_o more_o admire_v and_o love_v the_o law_n and_o excellent_a constitution_n of_o england_n which_o as_o a_o quintessence_n of_o right_a reason_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v limbeck_v and_o draw_v out_o of_o the_o best_a of_o law_n and_o choice_n of_o all_o which_o may_v be_v learn_v out_o of_o other_o nation_n or_o the_o record_n or_o treasury_n of_o time_n and_o find_v reason_n enough_o to_o be_v of_o the_o opinion_n of_o that_o well_o know_v statesman_n anglâ—ae_fw-la that_o non_fw-la minime_fw-la erit_fw-la regno_fw-la accommodum_fw-la ut_fw-la incolae_fw-la
oath_n of_o he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o deal_v false_o with_o he_o nor_o with_o his_o son_n son_n but_o 21.23_o according_a to_o the_o kindness_n that_o he_o have_v do_v unto_o he_o and_o to_o the_o land_n in_o which_o he_o have_v sojourn_v and_o that_o abraham_n thereupon_o swear_v which_o somewhat_o resemble_v our_o oath_n of_o fealty_n or_o fidelity_n and_o take_v sheep_n and_o ox_n for_o then_o pecus_fw-la be_v instead_o of_o pecunia_fw-la which_o be_v derive_v a_o pecude_fw-la and_o give_v unto_o abimelech_n and_o both_o of_o they_o make_v a_o covenant_n it_o will_v though_o as_o in_o many_o other_o matter_n not_o tend_v to_o man_n salvation_n which_o be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o sacred_a story_n there_o be_v not_o so_o full_a and_o clear_a a_o light_n &_o evidence_n as_o to_o entitle_v the_o hold_n of_o land_n by_o the_o service_n of_o go_v to_o war_n to_o so_o great_a a_o warrant_n or_o original_a as_o that_o of_o a_o scripture_n direction_n or_o example_n notwithstanding_o be_v no_o wild_a or_o improbable_a conjecture_n that_o some_o such_o or_o the_o like_a obligation_n more_o than_o the_o affection_n &_o good_a will_n of_o the_o people_n do_v lie_v upon_o they_o or_o their_o estate_n not_o to_o forsake_v their_o king_n and_o country_n in_o time_n of_o war_n and_o distress_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n teach_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o member_n readiness_n and_o combination_n to_o preserve_v the_o head_n &_o it_o well_o be_v as_o well_o as_o their_o own_o estate_n and_o well_o being_n in_o that_o of_o their_o king_n or_o supreme_a governor_n and_o every_o man_n particular_a in_o the_o general_n when_o as_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o some_o of_o they_o at_o least_o as_o appear_v by_o jacob_n blessing_n to_o his_o son_n upon_o his_o deathbed_n become_v servant_n to_o tribute_n and_o moses_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o jethro_n his_o father-in-law_n do_v choose_v able_a man_n ouâ—_n of_o all_o israel_n and_o make_v they_o head_n over_o the_o people_n and_o ruler_n which_o be_v afterward_o call_v captain_n of_o thousand_o ruler_n of_o hundred_o fifty_n and_o ten_o to_o be_v as_o a_o stand_n and_o certain_a militia_n and_o all_o the_o people_n young_a and_o old_a that_o have_v not_o rebel_v with_o absalon_n go_v out_o with_o david_n rehoboham_n his_o grandchild_n ouâ—_n of_o the_o two_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n can_v muster_v a_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o thousand_o choose_a man_n which_o be_v warrior_n to_o preserve_v their_o prince_n in_o war_n and_o defend_v he_o as_o well_o as_o their_o own_o estate_n and_o that_o some_o such_o or_o the_o like_a obligation_n pass_v betwixt_o solomon_n and_o hyram_n king_n of_o tyre_n when_o he_o give_v he_o the_o twenty_o city_n in_o the_o land_n of_o gallilee_n and_o that_o from_o thence_o either_o by_o tradition_n or_o travel_v of_o philosopher_n or_o wise_a man_n into_o those_o more_o know_v country_n and_o region_n of_o palestine_n or_o egypt_n where_o god_n choose_v and_o peculiar_a people_n of_o israel_n have_v a_o near_a communication_n with_o he_o and_o his_o divine_a illumination_n or_o by_o those_o secret_n dictate_v and_o the_o edict_n statute_n and_o decree_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n whereby_o as_o the_o judicious_a and_o learned_a hooker_n say_v 1._o humane_a action_n be_v frame_v and_o the_o chincks_n and_o cranny_n by_o which_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o almighty_a that_o intellectual_a worker_n as_o plato_n and_o anaxagoras_n style_v he_o be_v wont_n imperceptible_o to_o diffuse_v &_o impart_v its_o impression_n into_o the_o custom_n and_o manner_n of_o man_n that_o custom_n now_o about_o 2293_o year_n ago_o use_v by_o romulus_n in_o his_o new_a establish_a city_n or_o empire_n of_o rome_n take_v its_o rise_n or_o beginning_n of_o appoint_v the_o plebeian_n or_o common_a people_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o who_o they_o can_v out_o of_o the_o patricij_fw-la senator_n or_o eminent_a man_n to_o protect_v they_o in_o their_o cause_n or_o concernment_n in_o recompense_n or_o lieu_n whereof_o the_o client_n be_v to_o contribute_v if_o need_n be_v to_o the_o marriage_n of_o their_o daughter_n redeem_v they_o or_o their_o son_n when_o they_o be_v take_v 13._o captive_n in_o war_n as_o bear_v a_o reverence_n or_o respect_n to_o their_o lord_n or_o patroni_fw-la pandect_a to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v be_v defend_v by_o they_o &_o that_o they_o shall_v reciprocal_o propter_fw-la beneficium_fw-la the_o help_n &_o favour_n receive_v from_o they_o maintain_v and_o defend_v their_o dignity_n and_o that_o duty_n or_o clientela_fw-la be_v therefore_o not_o altogether_o improper_o call_v homagium_fw-la or_o homage_n as_o a_o service_n pro_fw-la beneficio_fw-la prestandum_fw-la for_o a_o benefit_n have_v or_o to_o be_v enjoy_v &_o accipitur_fw-la pro_fw-la patrocinio_fw-la &_o protectione_n and_o take_v to_o be_v as_o a_o patronage_n and_o protection_n insomuch_o as_o upon_o the_o conquest_n or_o reduce_v of_o any_o province_n into_o their_o obedience_n they_o do_v in_o clientelam_fw-la se_fw-la dare_v romans_n acknowledge_v a_o duty_n or_o homage_n either_o to_o the_o senate_n or_o certain_a of_o the_o nobility_n or_o great_a man_n to_o be_v their_o patroni_fw-la or_o protector_n quae_fw-la necessitudo_fw-la or_o near_a relation_n which_o be_v betwixt_o tâ—em_n id_fw-la serebat_fw-la say_v oldendorpius_fw-la oldendorpius_n ut_fw-la clientes_fw-la perpetua_fw-la patronorum_fw-la protectione_n defenderentur_fw-la ac_fw-la vicissim_fw-la eos_fw-la omni_fw-la obsequio_fw-la colerent_fw-la bring_v it_o so_o to_o pass_v that_o the_o client_n enjoy_v a_o constant_a protection_n of_o their_o patron_n or_o great_a man_n and_o exhibit_v for_o it_o a_o duty_n and_o obedience_n unto_o they_o from_o which_o kind_n of_o custom_n and_o usage_n tutandae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la ac_fw-la fortunarum_fw-la omnium_fw-la for_o the_o defence_n of_o life_n and_o estate_n oldendorpius_n veluti_fw-la scintillis_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la caepit_fw-la initium_fw-la benificiariae_fw-la consuetudinis_fw-la quae_fw-la aucta_fw-la est_fw-la multum_fw-la propter_fw-la continuam_fw-la bellorum_fw-la molestiam_fw-la as_o from_o increase_a spark_n or_o small_a beginning_n that_o beneficial_a custom_n take_v its_o original_n which_o by_o continuance_n of_o war_n and_o trouble_n be_v much_o increase_v another_o kind_n of_o clientela_fw-la be_v introduce_v though_o there_o be_v as_o craig_n say_v a_o feudis_fw-la great_a difference_n betwixt_o clientela_fw-la and_o vassalagium_fw-la qua_fw-la vel_fw-la dignitas_fw-la vel_fw-la praedium_fw-la aliquod_fw-la alicui_fw-la datur_fw-la ut_fw-la et_fw-la ipse_fw-la istius_fw-la posteri_fw-la et_fw-la haeredes_fw-la beneficii_fw-la auctorem_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la agnoscant_fw-la et_fw-la quasi_fw-la pro_fw-la patrono_fw-la colant_fw-la ejusque_fw-la caput_fw-la existimationem_fw-la et_fw-la fortunas_fw-la tueantur_fw-la whereby_o either_o some_o dignity_n or_o land_n be_v give_v to_o any_o one_o to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n shall_v always_o acknowledge_v the_o giver_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o benefit_n reverence_n and_o esteem_v he_o as_o their_o patron_n and_o defend_v he_o and_o his_o life_n reputation_n and_o fortune_n in_o resemblance_n whereof_o or_o from_o the_o eommon_a principle_n of_o reason_n that_o private_a or_o particular_a man_n or_o their_o estate_n can_v be_v safe_a or_o in_o any_o good_a condition_n where_o the_o public_a be_v either_o afflict_a or_o ruin_v be_v the_o use_n or_o way_n of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la or_o knight_n service_n find_v out_o and_o approve_v by_o king_n and_o emperor_n ut_fw-la cum_fw-la delectus_fw-la edicitur_fw-la in_o 1._o militiam_fw-la eant_fw-la vel_fw-la vicarium_fw-la mittant_fw-la vel_fw-la certum_fw-la ceâ—sum_fw-la domini_fw-la aerario_fw-la inferant_fw-la that_o when_o a_o muster_n be_v to_o be_v make_v or_o a_o go_n to_o war_n they_o shall_v either_o go_v in_o person_n or_o send_v one_o in_o their_o stead_n or_o pay_v a_o certain_a raâ—e_n in_o money_n and_o be_v so_o ancient_a and_o universal_a as_o whilst_o the_o german_n will_v entitle_v themselves_o to_o be_v the_o first_o of_o nation_n introduce_v it_o the_o gaul_n or_o french_a be_v so_o unwilling_a to_o come_v behind_o they_o as_o they_o endeavour_v out_o of_o caesar_n commentary_n to_o make_v themselves_o the_o right_a owner_n of_o it_o where_o he_o say_v that_o eos_n qui_fw-la opibus_fw-la inter_fw-la gallos_n valebant_fw-la multos_fw-la habuisse_fw-la devotos_fw-la quos_fw-la secum_fw-la ducerunt_fw-la in_o bello_fw-la soldarios_fw-la sua_fw-la lingua_fw-la nuncupatos_fw-la quorum_fw-la haec_fw-la erat_fw-la conditio_fw-la ut_fw-la omnibus_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la commodis_fw-la cum_fw-la ijs_fw-la fruerentur_fw-la quorum_fw-la amicitiae_fw-la se_fw-la dedissent_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la pervim_fw-la accidisset_fw-la aut_fw-la cundem_fw-la casum_fw-la ferrent_fw-la ipsi_fw-la aut_fw-la mortem_fw-la sibi_fw-la consciscerent_fw-la the_o gaul_n which_o be_v rich_a or_o have_v good_a estate_n have_v some_o which_o be_v devote_v unto_o they_o which_o follow_v they_o in_o the_o war_n &_o in_o their_o language_n be_v call_v soldier_n and_o enjoy_v a_o livelihood_n
have_v take_v it_o for_o a_o addition_n of_o honour_n and_o not_o any_o lessen_v to_o be_v knight_v and_o have_v no_o cause_n at_o all_o to_o dislike_v such_o military_a tenor_n which_o be_v not_o call_v vassalage_n as_o common_a people_n may_v now_o mistake_v the_o word_n but_o from_o vassus_fw-la or_o cliens_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la beneficio_fw-la accepto_fw-la fidem_fw-la svam_fw-la autori_fw-la benificii_fw-la obligat_fw-la or_o from_o gesell_n a_o german_a word_n which_o signify_v socius_fw-la or_o commilito_fw-la a_o fellow_n soldier_n the_o name_n and_o profession_n reason_n and_o cause_n of_o it_o be_v so_o honourable_a and_o worthy_a or_o to_o deem_v they_o to_o be_v burden_n which_o be_v at_o the_o first_o intend_v and_o take_v to_o be_v as_o gift_n and_o favour_n which_o none_o of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n who_o be_v master_n of_o any_o sense_n or_o reason_n do_v use_v to_o find_v fault_n with_o but_o may_v well_o allow_v they_o to_o be_v very_o far_o distant_a from_o slavery_n when_o as_o servitude_n be_v proper_o 5.784_o quum_fw-la quod_fw-la acquiritur_fw-la servo_fw-la acquiritur_fw-la domino_fw-la when_o that_o which_o be_v gain_v or_o acquire_v by_o the_o servant_n be_v just_o and_o proper_o the_o lord_n and_o a_o freeman_n be_v vvn_n by_o quod_fw-la acquirit_fw-la sibi_fw-la acquirit_fw-la in_o that_o which_o he_o gain_v be_v his_o own_o or_o have_v a_o property_n in_o it_o and_o that_o among_o the_o southern_a nation_n a_o more_o gentle_a and_o merciful_a bondage_n be_v paternd_a by_o that_o of_o abraham_n and_o his_o successor_n the_o patriarch_n and_o allow_v by_o the_o rule_n and_o government_n of_o god_n dura_fw-la erat_fw-la servitus_fw-la dominorum_fw-la imperia_fw-la gravia_fw-la service_n or_o the_o condition_n of_o servant_n be_v hard_a and_o the_o severity_n of_o master_n great_a who_o have_v potestatem_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la &_o necis_fw-la power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n over_o their_o servant_n who_o have_v nothing_o which_o they_o can_v call_v their_o own_o but_o their_o misery_n be_v put_v to_o maintain_v their_o master_n out_o of_o their_o labour_n and_o endure_a vilissima_fw-la et_fw-la miserrima_fw-la ministeria_fw-la all_o manner_n of_o slavery_n ab_fw-la omni_fw-la militia_n arcebantur_fw-la be_v not_o suffer_v to_o know_v or_o have_v the_o use_n of_o arm_n apud_fw-la boreales_fw-la tamen_fw-la gentes_fw-la justior_fw-la suis_fw-la semper_fw-la servitus_fw-la et_fw-la clementior_fw-la but_o among_o the_o northern_a nation_n there_o be_v a_o more_o just_a and_o gentle_a usage_n of_o their_o servant_n for_o that_o they_o do_v divide_v their_o land_n &_o conquest_n among_o their_o soldier_n and_o servant_n pactionibus_fw-la interpositis_fw-la inter_fw-la dominum_fw-la et_fw-la servientem_fw-la de_fw-fr mutua_fw-la tutela_n upon_o certain_a agreement_n betwixt_o they_o for_o mutual_a defence_n which_o make_v our_o english_a as_o well_o as_o other_o nation_n abundant_o content_v with_o it_o as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o acquiescence_n of_o they_o and_o the_o norman_n under_o the_o norman_a and_o next_o succeed_v king_n and_o of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n law_n and_o other_o english_a custom_n retain_v they_o the_o reckon_n of_o it_o among_o their_o liberty_n fight_v for_o they_o and_o adventure_v their_o life_n and_o all_o that_o they_o have_v at_o the_o make_n of_o tenor_n magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o in_o the_o baron_n war_n wherein_o those_o great_a spirit_n as_o mr._n robert_n hill_n say_v so_o impatient_a of_o tyranny_n do_v never_o so_o much_o as_o call_v in_o question_n that_o great_a and_o ancient_a prerogative_n of_o their_o king_n or_o except_o against_o tenor_n escuage_n releif_n and_o other_o moderate_a and_o due_a incident_n thereof_o the_o care_n take_v in_o the_o parliament_n of_o marlâ—bridge_n 52_o h._n 3._o to_o prevent_v the_o deceive_a of_o the_o lord_n of_o their_o wardship_n by_o fraudulent_a conveyance_n or_o lease_n of_o 18_o e._n 10._o in_o the_o make_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o quia_fw-la etc._n emptores_fw-la terrarum_fw-la that_o the_o feoffee_n or_o purchaser_n of_o land_n hold_v of_o mesne_fw-la lord_n shall_v hold_v by_o such_o service_n and_o custom_n as_o rhe_n feoffor_n do_v hold_v the_o register_n and_o survey_n of_o knight_n fee_n by_o h._n 2._o h._n 3._o e._n 1._o e._n 3._o and_o h._n 6._o escuage_z aid_n and_o assessment_n in_o parliament_n and_o the_o marshal_n roll_n in_o time_n of_o war_n and_o necessity_n the_o esteem_n ancient_o hold_v of_o the_o benefit_n and_o liberty_n accrue_v by_o they_o insomuch_o as_o many_o have_v by_o leave_n of_o their_o lord_n change_v their_o socage_n tenor_n into_o knight_n service_n 60._o and_o think_v themselves_o enfranchise_v thereby_o the_o value_n put_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 6._o h._n 4._o when_o they_o petition_v the_o king_n in_o that_o parliament_n 4._o that_o all_o feoffement_n of_o land_n and_o tenement_n hold_v by_o knight_n service_n and_o do_v by_o collusion_n express_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o marlbridge_n may_v upon_o proof_n thereof_o be_v utter_o void_a the_o opinion_n of_o chief_a justice_n fortescue_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 6._o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr laudibus_fw-la legum_fw-la angliae_fw-la commend_v they_o as_o most_o necessary_a as_o well_o for_o the_o commonwealth_n 44._o as_o for_o those_o and_o their_o heir_n who_o hold_v their_o land_n by_o such_o tenor_n the_o retain_v of_o it_o by_o the_o german_n who_o do_v as_o most_o of_o the_o northern_a nation_n say_v bodin_n libertatem_fw-la spirare_fw-la only_o busy_a themselves_o to_o gain_v and_o keep_v their_o liberty_n and_o from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o great_a freedom_n to_o rhis_n present_a and_o now_o also_o can_v never_o tell_v how_o to_o find_v any_o fault_n with_o they_o their_o prince_n elector_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o imperial_a city_n or_o hanse_v town_n who_o take_v thrmselve_n to_o be_v as_o free_a as_o their_o name_n of_o freedom_n or_o liberty_n do_v import_v not_o at_o this_o day_n disdain_v or_o repine_v at_o they_o &_o the_o swisser_n in_o their_o great_a thought_n of_o freedom_n take_v their_o hold_n of_o the_o empire_n in_o capite_fw-la to_o be_v no_o abatement_n of_o it_o the_o use_n of_o they_o by_o the_o ancient_a earl_n and_o governor_n of_o holland_n zealand_n and_o west-freezland_a who_o have_v be_v very_o successful_a in_o their_o war_n without_o the_o use_n of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la or_o knight_n service_n 5._o but_o find_v that_o ipsa_fw-la virtus_fw-la amara_fw-la alioqui_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la atque_fw-la aspera_fw-la praemiis_fw-la excitanda_fw-la videretur_fw-la simul_fw-la uti_fw-la fisco_fw-la ac_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la consulerâ—tur_fw-la say_v neostadius_n that_o the_o hardship_n of_o virtue_n need_v to_o be_v sweeten_v with_o some_o reward_n &_o that_o the_o old_a custom_n of_o the_o longobard_n in_o create_v and_o reserve_v tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n will_v be_v not_o only_o a_o save_n of_o charge_n to_o their_o treasury_n but_o a_o good_a and_o benefit_n to_o their_o province_n or_o commonwealth_n do_v create_v and_o erect_v such_o or_o the_o like_a tenor_n and_o to_o this_o day_n by_o the_o scotish_n nation_n in_o a_o time_n and_o at_o the_o instant_n of_o their_o late_a obtain_n if_o they_o can_v be_v thankful_a for_o they_o of_o all_o manner_n of_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n do_v sufficient_o evince_v they_o to_o be_v as_o far_o from_o slavery_n as_o they_o be_v always_o necessary_a wherein_o if_o the_o primitive_a purpose_n and_o institution_n of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la knight_n service_n and_o socage_n be_v right_o consider_v every_o man_n may_v without_o any_o violence_n or_o argument_n use_v to_o his_o reason_n or_o judgement_n if_o self-conceitedness_n and_o obstinacy_n do_v not_o choke_v or_o disturb_v his_o intellectuals_n easy_o conclude_v whether_o if_o it_o be_v now_o 〈…〉_z choice_n he_o will_v not_o rather_o take_v land_n by_o a_o service_n or_o condition_n only_o to_o go_v to_o war_n with_o the_o king_n or_o his_o mesne_fw-la lord_n when_o war_n shall_v happen_v which_o in_o a_o common_a course_n of_o accident_n may_v happen_v but_o once_o or_o not_o at_o all_o in_o his_o life_n time_n &_o then_o not_o tarry_v with_o he_o above_o forty_o day_n or_o less_o according_a to_o his_o proportion_n of_o fee_n or_o land_n hold_v &_o to_o have_v escuage_n of_o his_o own_o tenant_n if_o they_o shall_v refuse_v to_o go_v also_o in_o person_n with_o he_o and_o to_o have_v his_o heir_n if_o he_o chance_v to_o die_v which_o in_o time_n of_o less_o luxury_n happen_v not_o so_o often_o &_o but_o once_o perhaps_o in_o three_o or_o four_o descent_n to_o be_v leave_v in_o his_o minority_n to_o be_v better_o educate_v than_o he_o can_v have_v be_v in_o his_o life_n time_n marry_v without_o disparagement_n and_o himself_o as_o well_o as_o his_o own_o &_o child_n estate_n protect_v or_o accept_v of_o a_o manor_n free_o grant_v he_o
take_v up_o much_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o kingdom_n come_v with_o their_o ploughshare_n to_o the_o court_n to_o show_v the_o king_n the_o decay_n of_o husbandry_n say_v the_o black_a book_n firma_fw-la of_o the_o exchequâ—er_n when_o as_o a_o little_a before_o a_o measure_n of_o wheat_n for_o bread_n for_o a_o hundred_o man_n be_v value_v by_o the_o king_n officer_n but_o at_o one_o shilling_n the_o carcase_n of_o a_o fat_a ox_n one_o shilling_n of_o a_o sheep_n four_o penny_n and_o for_o provender_n for_o twenty_o horse_n but_o four_o penny_n and_o think_v himself_o to_o have_v be_v on_o the_o sure_a side_n when_o he_o order_v six_o penny_n in_o every_o pound_n to_o be_v take_v overplus_n or_o d'avantage_fw-fr lest_o the_o rate_n and_o value_n of_o money_n shall_v diminish_v be_v now_o not_o the_o hundred_o part_n of_o the_o value_n of_o the_o old_a kind_n of_o rent_n and_o provision_n and_o reduce_v also_o many_o incertain_a custom_n into_o a_o certainty_n of_o yearly_a rent_n which_o be_v then_o some_o thing_n proportionable_a unto_o it_o be_v not_o now_o the_o 50_o the_o or_o 100_o the_o part_n of_o what_o be_v then_o the_o value_n in_o the_o intention_n and_o estimation_n as_o well_o of_o the_o king_n which_o be_v to_o receive_v it_o as_o of_o the_o tenant_n who_o be_v to_o pay_v it_o and_o therefore_o notwithstanding_o the_o great_a estate_n and_o revenue_n of_o some_o rebellious_a subject_n which_o have_v sometime_o be_v forfeit_v &_o come_v as_o a_o accession_n &_o supplement_n to_o the_o waste_n and_o decâ—ying_v crown_n land_n much_o of_o they_o be_v either_o in_o merâ—y_n or_o policy_n restore_v afterward_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o those_o which_o just_o forfeit_v they_o the_o languish_a condition_n of_o the_o royal_a revenue_n be_v so_o little_o remedy_v as_o the_o royal_a expense_n in_o defray_v the_o more_o expenseful_a charge_n of_o their_o household_n family_n and_o princely_a retinue_n after_o the_o new_a enhance_a rate_n and_o prize_n whilst_o they_o recelve_v their_o rent_n and_o other_o profit_n after_o the_o old_a carry_v so_o great_a a_o difference_n and_o disproportion_n as_o there_o be_v betwixt_o one_o hundred_o four_o pound_n seventeen_o shilling_n and_o six_o penny_n pay_v by_o thomas_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n e._n 2._o for_o 184_o tun_n of_o claret-wine_n and_o one_o tun_n of_o white_a but_o little_o exceed_v eleven_o shilling_n per_fw-la tunn_n and_o that_o which_o be_v now_o the_o price_n of_o the_o like_a quantity_n &_o between_o one_o hundred_o forty_o seven_o pound_n seventeen_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n for_o seven_o fur_n of_o variable_a miniver_n or_o powder_a ermine_n seven_o hood_n of_o purple_a three_o hundred_o ninety_o five_o fur_n of_o budge_n for_o the_o livery_n of_o baron_n knight_n and_o clerk_n 123_o fur_n of_o lamb_n for_o esquire_n buy_v at_o christmas_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o account_n of_o henry_n leicester_n the_o say_a earl_n cofferer_n twenty_o four_o shilling_n for_o a_o fat_a stall_v ox_n twenty_o penny_n for_o a_o mutton_n two_o penny_n half_a penny_n for_o a_o goose_n two_o penny_n for_o a_o capon_n a_o penny_n for_o a_o hen_n and_o twenty_o four_o egg_n for_o a_o penny_n which_o be_v the_o prize_v assess_v by_o the_o magistrate_n and_o then_o think_v to_o be_v equal_a for_o the_o buyer_n as_o well_o as_o the_o seller_n between_o the_o price_n of_o cloth_n for_o two_o gown_n for_o the_o clark_n of_o the_o chamber_n to_o the_o lord_n mayor_n of_o london_n now_o and_o that_o which_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 6._o cost_n but_o two_o shilling_n per_fw-la yard_n and_o betwixt_o the_o price_n of_o a_o capon_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n at_o six_o penny_n and_o the_o rate_n of_o 2_o s_o 6_o d._n or_o 3_o s._n which_o be_v now_o the_o least_o will_v be_v take_v for_o one_o and_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o gentry_n and_o all_o private_a man_n rack_a and_o inhaunce_v the_o rent_n of_o their_o land_n let_v it_o too_o often_o by_o the_o acre_n and_o the_o strict_a measure_n and_o the_o most_o that_o will_v be_v bid_v for_o it_o and_o the_o plenty_n of_o pride_n to_o a_o extremity_n of_o excess_n rather_o than_o a_o plenty_n of_o money_n in_o the_o nation_n the_o rate_n of_o victual_n and_o provision_n and_o manner_n of_o live_v be_v increase_v to_o almost_o a_o three_o part_n more_o than_o what_o they_o be_v within_o this_o 20_o year_n last_o pass_v there_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o tabes_fw-la or_o consumption_n which_o be_v so_o apparent_a and_o visible_a in_o the_o royal_a revenue_n which_o will_v be_v as_o little_a for_o the_o people_n good_a who_o unless_o they_o can_v think_v it_o to_o be_v either_o goodness_n or_o wisdom_n in_o the_o member_n to_o make_v or_o suffer_v the_o head_n to_o be_v sick_a and_o languish_a be_v by_o subsidy_n &_o assessment_n to_o support_v it_o in_o its_o sickness_n or_o languish_a condition_n as_o it_o will_v be_v for_o the_o king_n to_o press_v or_o persuade_v they_o to_o it_o but_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v object_v that_o as_o the_o well_o order_v right_a use_n and_o manage_v of_o the_o best_a thing_n be_v that_o only_a which_o bless_v and_o crown_v the_o intention_n and_o first_o institution_n of_o they_o and_o the_o ill_a be_v that_o which_o corrupt_v and_o blast_v all_o that_o be_v hope_v for_o or_o expect_v by_o it_o and_o that_o the_o innocency_n and_o necessary_a use_n of_o tenor_n in_o capitâ—_n and_o knight_n service_n may_v amount_v unro_fw-la a_o grievance_n if_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n shall_v either_o by_o the_o wickedness_n extortion_n or_o avarice_n of_o the_o judge_n or_o their_o ignorance_n which_o be_v as_o bad_a as_o either_o or_o their_o lenity_n or_o connivance_n to_o the_o officer_n or_o those_o which_o be_v employ_v under_o they_o intend_v more_o their_o own_o profit_n than_o the_o king_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o be_v a_o protection_n to_o ward_n pillage_n and_o ruin_v they_o and_o their_o estate_n or_o be_v like_o as_o they_o be_v not_o a_o assembly_n or_o congregation_n of_o man_n meet_v together_o in_o the_o formality_n of_o a_o court_n where_o rapine_n avarice_n and_o injustice_n under_o the_o vizard_n or_o hypocrisy_n of_o do_v justice_n strive_v who_o shall_v most_o advance_v their_o end_n by_o a_o propension_n to_o what_o be_v unjust_a and_o a_o aversion_n from_o all_o that_o may_v relieve_v the_o oppress_v it_o may_v be_v necessary_a to_o show_v by_o who_o or_o what_o manner_n of_o person_n that_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n be_v govern_v and_o guide_v which_o be_v not_o like_o that_o court_n of_o civil_a law_n upon_o who_o bench_n and_o tribunal_n in_o our_o late_a time_n of_o delirium_fw-la and_o confusion_n sit_v as_o judge_n two_o common_a lawyer_n hugh_n peter_n a_o a_o traitor_n to_o his_o king_n and_o country_n sometime_o a_o prompter_n at_o a_o playhouse_n and_o afterward_o a_o extemporary_a preacher_n together_o with_o a_o attorney_n at_o common_a law_n a_o tradesman_n &_o a_o country_n gentleman_n who_o will_v not_o at_o any_o time_n think_v it_o safe_a or_o become_v they_o in_o that_o their_o never_o the_o like_a practise_v in_o any_o age_n or_o time_n before_o antipode_n or_o contrariety_n to_o right_a reason_n or_o the_o way_n of_o understanding_n or_o do_v justice_n to_o mention_v any_o text_n or_o part_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n though_o it_o be_v daily_a and_o learned_o plead_v before_o they_o by_o the_o advocate_n but_o when_o any_o book_n or_o authority_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v cite_v and_o urge_v which_o their_o capacity_n can_v not_o reach_v some_o of_o they_o like_o the_o woman_n in_o seneca_n which_o do_v not_o complain_v of_o she_o own_o want_n of_o sight_n but_o find_v fault_n with_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o house_n can_v to_o throw_v by_o the_o trouble_n or_o any_o further_a consideration_n of_o what_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v find_v no_o better_o a_o way_n than_o causelesse_o to_o rail_v at_o and_o reproach_v the_o common_a law_n as_o well_o as_o the_o civil_a and_o unadvised_o and_o public_o declare_v they_o to_o be_v but_o invention_n to_o get_v money_n be_v not_o like_o the_o court_n to_o remove_v obstruction_n in_o the_o godly_a as_o they_o call_v it_o but_o ungodly_a purchaser_n where_o all_o the_o king_n grant_v after_o 1636._o or_o thereabouts_o be_v adjudge_v as_o null_n and_o not_o to_o be_v allow_v and_o all_o manner_n of_o obstruction_n lay_v in_o the_o way_n of_o loyal_a and_o distress_a man_n to_o clear_v and_o make_v a_o open_a passage_n for_o their_o own_o party_n and_o such_o kind_a purchaser_n not_o like_a that_o of_o haberdashers-hall_n where_o the_o just_a and_o innocent_n be_v sequester_v by_o the_o tender_a conscienced_a party_n as_o they_o style_v
never_o be_v so_o good_a or_o for_o the_o ease_n of_o the_o people_n as_o when_o the_o king_n by_o a_o constant_a and_o well_o order_v court_n shall_v be_v rescue_v from_o the_o importunity_n and_o necessity_n of_o great_a man_n and_o preserve_v from_o the_o error_n which_o a_o indulgence_n or_o munificence_n to_o so_o many_o craver_n petitioner_n and_o pretender_n as_o do_v usual_o throng_v the_o court_n and_o presence_n of_o prince_n may_v draw_v or_o persuade_v they_o unto_o and_o the_o ward_n and_o their_o friend_n not_o put_v to_o seek_v remedy_n or_o just_a defence_n in_o their_o suit_n or_o concernment_n in_o other_o court_n among_o a_o multitude_n and_o intermixture_n of_o cause_n of_o another_o nature_n nor_o to_o procure_v a_o access_n for_o their_o petition_n to_o their_o king_n or_o at_o their_o court_n or_o residence_n where_o a_o continual_a assembly_n of_o all_o the_o weighty_a care_n and_o emergency_n in_o government_n will_v inevitable_o enforce_v or_o necessitate_v delay_n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o help_n of_o some_o costly_a mediator_n and_o intercessor_n can_v nor_o ever_o can_v be_v easy_o get_v through_o but_o may_v in_o such_o a_o fix_a and_o peculiar_a court_n as_o that_o of_o the_o ward_n &_o liveriâ—â—_n with_o a_o small_a expense_n of_o time_n or_o attendance_n and_o the_o assistance_n of_o certain_a allow_v fee_n to_o proper_a and_o appoint_a office_n which_o can_v be_v any_o grievance_n where_o they_o shall_v be_v any_o thing_n within_o the_o bound_n of_o reason_n or_o moderation_n know_v how_o to_o find_v out_o and_o go_v to_o their_o proper_a remedy_n as_o ready_o as_o a_o apothecary_n can_v to_o his_o box_n of_o medicament_n or_o the_o physician_n to_o the_o experiment_a direction_n of_o his_o book_n or_o recipe_n and_o be_v sure_a to_o be_v hear_v and_o have_v redress_n in_o a_o court_n of_o justice_n guide_v and_o govern_v by_o wise_a and_o good_a man_n who_o be_v as_o great_a as_o they_o be_v good_a be_v fence_v and_o compass_v about_o with_o comprehensive_a and_o restrain_v oath_n enjoin_v all_o manner_n of_o right_n and_o forbid_v the_o least_o of_o injustice_n and_o wrong_a to_o be_v do_v unto_o the_o people_n preserve_v the_o estate_n inheritance_n and_o evidence_n of_o the_o ward_n guard_v and_o rescue_v the_o estate_n of_o lunatic_n and_o idiot_n from_o those_o that_o will_v deceive_v they_o help_v the_o ward_n in_o the_o discovery_n and_o recovery_n of_o their_o debt_n and_o right_n rescue_v they_o from_o all_o wrong_n enjoin_v and_o prohibit_v other_o court_n from_o any_o cognizance_n or_o determination_n of_o their_o concernment_n except_o when_o a_o will_n be_v to_o be_v prove_v or_o a_o administration_n grant_v or_o the_o like_a to_z or_o for_o the_o use_n and_o benefit_n of_o a_o ward_n and_o commit_v the_o education_n of_o such_o who_o father_n die_v papist_n so_o to_o protestant_n as_o many_o and_o among_o they_o some_o earl_n and_o nobility_n have_v by_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o care_n of_o that_o court_n be_v put_v under_o the_o tuition_n of_o some_o bishop_n and_o thereby_o become_v protestant_n and_o their_o posterity_n fasten_v in_o that_o religion_n most_o of_o which_o care_v of_o that_o court_n and_o benefit_n receive_v by_o the_o people_n can_v not_o be_v at_o all_o or_o not_o so_o well_o have_v and_o enjoy_v when_o there_o be_v no_o court_n which_o beside_o the_o prevent_n and_o punish_v of_o steal_a marriage_n and_o many_o other_o benefit_n not_o here_o mention_v may_v notwithstanding_o some_o deviation_n and_o irregularity_n which_o have_v be_v commit_v by_o some_o officer_n and_o clark_n which_o may_v easy_o be_v remedy_v be_v as_o useful_a as_o other_o of_o the_o great_a court_n in_o westminster-hall_n which_o be_v not_o dissolve_v or_o put_v down_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n e._n 1._o because_o all_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n common_a plea_n and_o exchequer_n except_o john_n de_fw-fr metingham_n and_o elias_n de_fw-fr beckingham_n be_v by_o judgement_n of_o parliament_n 189._o find_v guilty_a and_o grievous_o fine_v for_o bribery_n extortion_n oppression_n and_o other_o great_a misdemeanour_n but_o to_o the_o great_a good_a and_o comfort_n of_o the_o people_n and_o nation_n have_v as_o before_o those_o offence_n commit_v by_o some_o of_o their_o judge_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o king_n in_o gasconie_n ever_o since_o continue_v as_o great_a magazine_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o asylum_n or_o sanctuary_n of_o all_o that_o be_v distress_v so_o as_o no_o serpent_n for_o aught_o ever_o appear_v lurk_v under_o that_o green_a grass_n nor_o any_o crocodile_n nourish_v or_o bathe_v himself_o in_o those_o wholesome_a water_n lay_v not_o his_o egg_n in_o the_o sand_n of_o our_o estate_n or_o property_n assault_v not_o the_o innocent_a passenger_n nor_o spoil_v our_o flock_n of_o sheep_n or_o herd_n of_o cattle_n and_o a_o marvel_n or_o wonder_v it_o may_v therefore_o be_v that_o so_o good_a so_o necessary_a and_o so_o beneficial_a a_o institution_n shall_v have_v any_o innate_a or_o original_a evil_n or_o grievance_n in_o it_o and_o the_o quaerulous_a humour_n of_o the_o vulgar_a who_o like_o a_o herd_n of_o swine_n do_v too_o often_o cry_v when_o one_o of_o many_o of_o they_o be_v but_o just_o pinch_v or_o wring_v by_o the_o ear_n for_o his_o unjust_a trespassing_n or_o as_o those_o irrational_a guard_n of_o the_o night_n do_v use_v to_o howl_v or_o bark_n because_o one_o of_o their_o kind_a half_n a_o mile_n off_o torment_v himself_o in_o a_o moonlight_n night_n in_o bark_v at_o his_o own_o or_o any_o other_o shadow_n shall_v never_o stuff_n out_o or_o enlarge_v their_o complaint_n against_o that_o which_o be_v account_v to_o be_v no_o grievance_n in_o edward_n the_o confessor_n time_n who_o memory_n be_v and_o be_v yet_o like_o the_o nard_n or_o spice_n of_o the_o east_n and_o his_o law_n so_o venerable_a as_o our_o english_a forefather_n can_v in_o the_o loss_n and_o ruin_n of_o their_o country_n hide_v they_o under_o his_o shrine_n at_o westminster_n and_o think_v themselves_o happy_a when_o as_o with_o tear_n and_o importunity_n they_o obtain_v of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n to_o be_v restore_v to_o they_o and_o leave_v they_o as_o rich_a heir-loom_n and_o a_o precious_a legacy_n to_o their_o posterity_n who_o get_v the_o care_n and_o observation_n of_o they_o to_o be_v afterward_o insert_v into_o the_o coronation-oath_n of_o the_o succeed_a king_n of_o england_n and_o can_v no_o way_n be_v suspect_v not_o to_o be_v high_o content_v with_o they_o when_o as_o they_o be_v leges_fw-la propriae_fw-la law_n of_o their_o own_o country_n &_o consuetudines_fw-la antiquae_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la vixerant_fw-la patres_fw-la â—orum_fw-la leichfeldense_n &_o ipsi_fw-la in_o eye_n nati_fw-la &_o nutriti_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la and_o the_o ancient_a custom_n in_o which_o their_o forefather_n be_v bear_v or_o breed_v up_o in_o not_o collect_v or_o put_v together_o by_o incertain_a report_n partial_a or_o doubtful_a upon_o reasonless_a tradition_n or_o hearsays_a of_o a_o afflict_a tremble_v or_o affright_a degenerate_a people_n under_o the_o sense_n and_o misery_n of_o a_o late_a foreign_a conquest_n but_o per_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la regis_fw-la wilâ—elmi_n electi_fw-la sunt_fw-la de_fw-la singulis_fw-la totius_fw-la angliae_fw-la comitatibus_fw-la 12_o viri_fw-la sapieâ—tiores_fw-la quibus_fw-la jurejurando_fw-la injunctum_fw-la fuit_fw-la coram_fw-la rege_fw-la gulielmo_n ut_fw-la quoad_fw-la possent_fw-la tramite_fw-la neque_fw-la ad_fw-la dextram_fw-la neque_fw-la ad_fw-la sinistram_fw-la declinantes_fw-la legum_fw-la suarum_fw-la &_o consuetudinum_fw-la sancita_fw-la patefacerent_fw-la nil_fw-la praetermittentes_fw-la nil_fw-la addentes_fw-la nil_fw-la praevaricando_fw-la mutantes_fw-la orderly_a and_o judicial_o inquire_v and_o seek_v out_o by_o a_o fair_a and_o just_a election_n of_o twelve_o of_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o every_o county_n in_o england_n by_o virtue_n of_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n writ_n or_o commission_n to_o who_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o king_n presence_n they_o be_v enjoin_v by_o oath_n that_o as_o much_o as_o possible_o they_o can_v they_o shall_v have_v a_o care_n to_o do_v right_a and_o neither_o incline_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n nor_o to_o the_o left_a &_o without_o any_o omission_n addition_n collusion_n or_o deceit_n shall_v certify_v their_o legal_a custom_n which_o be_v do_v and_o write_v out_o by_o the_o king_n command_n by_o the_o proper_a hand-writing_n of_o aldered_a archbishop_n of_o york_n and_o hugh_z bishop_n of_o london_n be_v by_o the_o king_n ratify_v by_o his_o proclamation_n and_o make_v perpetual_a per_fw-la totum_fw-la regnum_fw-la angliae_fw-la inviolabiliter_fw-la tenendas_fw-la sub_fw-la paenis_fw-la gravissimis_fw-la throughout_o all_o england_n under_o grievous_a penalty_n to_o be_v observe_v and_o keep_v and_o so_o approve_v by_o the_o people_n as_o about_o 70_o year_n after_o the_o citizen_n of_o london_n as_o the_o continuation_n of_o florence_n
wigorniensis_n mention_v by_o that_o learned_a knight_n sr._n roger_n twisden_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o law_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n publish_v by_o the_o eminent_o learn_v mr._n selden_n inform_v we_o 1_o do_v importune_v maud_n the_o empress_n ut_fw-la eye_n edwardi_fw-la regis_fw-la leges_fw-la observare_fw-la liceret_fw-la quia_fw-la optimae_fw-la erant_fw-la that_o the_o law_n of_o king_n edward_n may_v be_v observe_v because_o they_o be_v the_o best_a and_o when_o william_n the_o conqueror_n order_v the_o rent_n and_o revenue_n of_o such_o as_o hold_v of_o he_o to_o be_v pay_v into_o the_o exchequer_n it_o be_v non_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la nec_fw-la haeres_fw-la ab_fw-la hereditate_fw-la cottoniana_n nec_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la haereditas_fw-la tollitur_fw-la sed_fw-la simul_fw-la cum_fw-la haereditate_fw-la sub_fw-la regis_fw-la custodia_fw-la constitutus_fw-la tempâ—râ—_n pupillaris_fw-la aetatis_fw-la not_o to_o take_v away_o the_o inheritance_n but_o to_o keep_v and_o educate_v he_o during_o his_o minority_n for_o it_o can_v be_v no_o inconvenience_n to_o the_o public_a welfare_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o have_v the_o child_n of_o the_o best_a rank_n and_o quality_n for_o such_o be_v then_o the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n virtuous_o and_o noble_o educate_v in_o art_n and_o arm_n whereby_o to_o be_v enable_v to_o do_v their_o prince_n and_o country_n service_n and_o their_o land_n and_o estate_n in_o the_o interim_n to_o be_v protect_v and_o defend_v from_o neighbour_n or_o other_o injury_n nor_o to_o be_v marry_v to_o their_o own_o degree_n or_o a_o noble_a quality_n when_o as_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o intermarriage_n betwixt_o the_o saxon_n &_o norman_n as_o between_o nobility_n lucia_n the_o sister_n of_o morchar_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n a_o saxon_a and_o juo_n talbois_n a_o great_a norman_a baron_n and_o betwixt_o ralph_n de_fw-mi waiet_fw-mi a_o saxon_a by_o a_o british_a or_o welsh_a woman_n &_o emme_n the_o daughter_n of_o william_n fitz_n osbern_n earl_n of_o hereford_n by_o which_o he_o be_v by_o the_o conqueror_n make_v earl_n of_o the_o east_n angle_n and_o many_o more_o which_o may_v be_v instance_a their_o mutual_a discontent_n and_o animosity_n calm_v into_o reconciliation_n and_o friendship_n have_v the_o like_a effect_n as_o the_o tie_n and_o kindness_n of_o the_o intermarriage_n have_v not_o long_o before_o in_o king_n ina_n time_n who_o himself_o marry_v with_o guala_n a_o edwardi_fw-la british_a woman_n &_o his_o lord_n and_o great_a man_n intermarry_v with_o the_o welsh_a &_o scot_n &_o their_o son_n also_o marry_v with_o their_o daughter_n the_o nation_n become_v to_o be_v as_o gens_n una_fw-la one_o people_n in_o a_o near_a consociation_n and_o relation_n and_o the_o norman_a h._n 1._o afterward_o find_v it_o to_o be_v not_o unsuccessful_a in_o his_o own_o marriage_n with_o matilda_n the_o daughter_n of_o malcolm_n king_n of_o scot_n by_o the_o sister_n or_o niece_n of_o edgar_n atheling_n of_o the_o saxon_a royal_a line_n it_o be_v no_o grievance_n when_o the_o charter_n of_o liberty_n which_o be_v the_o original_n of_o a_o great_a part_n of_o our_o after_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la be_v grant_v to_o the_o people_n of_o england_n by_o k._n h._n 1._o who_o be_v therein_o say_v omnes_fw-la malas_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la quibus_fw-la anglia_fw-it opprimebatur_fw-la auferre_fw-la to_o abolish_v all_o the_o evil_a custom_n with_o which_o england_n be_v oppress_v when_o it_o will_v have_v be_v strange_a that_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n shall_v remain_v as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o king_n just_a prerogative_n and_o be_v so_o well_o like_v of_o and_o approve_v consilio_fw-la &_o consensu_fw-la baronum_fw-la by_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o baron_n if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o grievance_n original_o or_o natural_o in_o they_o nor_o so_o much_o as_o a_o semblance_n of_o it_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 2._o 100_o when_o a_o general_a inquisition_n be_v make_v per_fw-la angliam_fw-la cui_fw-la quis_fw-la in_o servitio_fw-la seculari_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la obnoxius_fw-la teneretur_fw-la through_o england_n what_o secular_a or_o temporal_a service_n due_a by_o law_n be_v not_o perform_v and_o as_o little_a in_o the_o parliament_n at_o clarendon_n in_o the_o same_o king_n reign_n where_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n bishop_n earls_z baron_n and_o nobility_n 100_o facta_fw-la fuit_fw-la recognitio_fw-la sive_fw-la recordatio_fw-la cujusdam_fw-la partis_fw-la consuetudinum_fw-la &_o libertatum_fw-la antecessorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la regis_fw-la viz._n henrici_fw-la avi_fw-la svi_fw-la &_o aliorum_fw-la quae_fw-la observari_fw-la debâ—bant_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la teneri_fw-la a_o recapitulation_n and_o rehearsal_n be_v make_v of_o some_o of_o the_o custom_n and_o liberty_n of_o their_o ancestor_n and_o of_o the_o king_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o king_n h._n 1._o and_o other_o which_o ought_v of_o all_o to_o be_v observe_v and_o keep_v in_o the_o kingdom_n in_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o against_o the_o feudal_n law_n or_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n but_o many_o expression_n and_o allowance_n of_o they_o and_o if_o otherwise_o it_o will_v have_v be_v something_o strange_a that_o the_o issue_n and_o posterity_n of_o those_o baron_n shall_v in_o king_n john_n time_n adventure_v all_o that_o can_v be_v dear_a or_o near_o unto_o they_o to_o gain_v the_o liberty_n grant_v by_o h._n 1._o with_o some_o addition_n and_o never_o grudge_v that_o king_n the_o same_o prerogative_n when_o as_o hazard_v the_o forfeiture_n of_o their_o own_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la of_o heaven_n to_o gain_v a_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la on_o earth_n for_o their_o posterity_n they_o have_v great_o overpower_v their_o king_n at_o run_v mede_n where_o their_o army_n stand_v in_o procinctu_fw-la &_o acie_n face_v one_o another_o &_o pila_fw-la paris_n minantia_fw-la pilis_fw-la threaten_v death_n and_o destruction_n to_o each_o other_o or_o will_v so_o willing_o have_v hang_v up_o their_o shield_n and_o lance_n and_o return_v to_o their_o peace_n and_o obedience_n by_o accept_v of_o that_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la if_o they_o have_v not_o take_v it_o to_o be_v as_o much_o for_o their_o own_o defence_n &_o the_o good_a of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o it_o be_v for_o his_o nor_o so_o willing_o afterward_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o 3_o d._n his_o son_n have_v clad_v themselves_o in_o steel_n make_v a_o combination_n and_o bouâ—d_v themselves_o by_o oath_n one_o to_o another_o never_o to_o submit_v to_o a_o peace_n until_o they_o have_v a_o just_a performance_n of_o what_o his_o father_n have_v grant_v they_o endure_v the_o pope_n then_o direful_a fulmination_n and_o never_o rest_v until_o the_o king_n himself_o have_v confirm_v that_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la by_o a_o most_o solemn_a oath_n in_o procession_n with_o the_o bishop_n who_o with_o light_a taper_n in_o their_o hand_n anathematise_v all_o the_o infringer_n thereof_o if_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o the_o enable_a their_o prince_n to_o defend_v they_o have_v not_o be_v a_o part_n of_o their_o own_o liberty_n nor_o can_v they_o be_v imagine_v to_o be_v otherwise_o when_o as_o by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n also_o of_o that_o king_n the_o great_a charter_n be_v to_o be_v due_o read_v in_o all_o county_n of_o england_n and_o writ_n and_o letter_n be_v send_v to_o all_o the_o sheriff_n of_o england_n command_v they_o by_o the_o oath_n of_o twelve_o knight_n of_o every_o county_n to_o inquire_v what_o be_v the_o ancient_a right_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n no_o return_n be_v ever_o make_v that_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n either_o be_v or_o can_v be_v any_o obstruction_n to_o they_o or_o that_o so_o often_o bloody_o contest_v and_o too_o dear_o purchase_v magna_fw-la charta_fw-la nor_o be_v it_o any_o public_a grievance_n when_o as_o in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 26_o h._n 3_o in_o a_o great_a contest_v betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o baronage_n and_o great_a man_n of_o england_n touch_v his_o ill_a government_n and_o diverse_a exaction_n and_o oppression_n the_o profit_n which_o he_o have_v by_o his_o tenor_n and_o escheat_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v sufficient_a to_o have_v keep_v he_o from_o a_o want_n of_o money_n and_o oppress_v his_o subject_n nor_o in_o anno_fw-la 42._o h._n 3._o when_o the_o king_n upon_o those_o great_a complaint_n and_o stir_n betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o then_o robustious_a and_o sturdy_a baron_n of_o england_n occasion_v by_o his_o misgovernment_n which_o busy_v the_o people_n with_o catalogue_n of_o grievance_n he_o by_o his_o writ_n or_o commission_n appoint_v in_o every_o county_n of_o england_n 977._o quatuour_v milites_fw-la qui_fw-la considerarent_fw-la quâ—t_fw-la et_fw-la quantis_fw-la granaminibus_fw-la simpliciores_fw-la a_o fortioribus_fw-la opprimuntur_fw-la et_fw-la inquirent_fw-la diligenter_fw-la dâ—_n singulis_fw-la quaerelis_fw-la et_fw-la injurijs_fw-la a_o quocunque_fw-la factis_fw-la
vel_fw-la quibuscunque_fw-la illatis_fw-la a_o multis_fw-la retroactis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la et_fw-la omne_fw-la inquisita_fw-la sub_fw-la sigillis_fw-la suis_fw-la inclusa_fw-la secum_fw-la coram_fw-la baronagio_fw-it ad_fw-la tempus_fw-la sibi_fw-la per_fw-la breve_fw-la praefixum_fw-la four_o knight_n man_n of_o know_a worth_n and_o wisdom_n love_a and_o belove_a of_o their_o country_n to_o inquire_v what_o grievance_n or_o oppression_n the_o small_a sort_n of_o people_n suffer_v by_o the_o great_a and_o also_o of_o all_o injury_n and_o â—â—ongs_v do_v by_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o either_o late_o or_o former_o and_o to_o certify_v it_o under_o their_o seal_n to_o the_o barronage_n which_o what_o ever_o they_o be_v or_o if_o ever_o or_o never_o record_v for_o they_o have_v not_o for_o aught_o appear_v be_v certify_v or_o record_v no_o record_n or_o historian_n of_o that_o or_o the_o after_o time_n have_v say_v that_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n be_v thereupon_o return_v to_o be_v oppressive_a or_o so_o much_o as_o inconvenient_a neither_o be_v to_o be_v find_v among_o any_o of_o those_o huge_a heap_n of_o evil_n which_o matthew_n paris_n that_o sour_a and_o honest_a monk_n of_o st._n albon_n who_o live_v in_o those_o time_n and_o especial_o remark_v they_o have_v deliver_v to_o posterity_n the_o 24_o reformer_n or_o conservator_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o that_o king_n reign_n appoint_v by_o the_o baronage_n never_o intimate_v any_o thing_n of_o their_o dislike_n of_o that_o honourable_a institution_n it_o be_v not_o complain_v of_o upon_o the_o refusal_n of_o roger_n bigod_n earl_n of_o norfolk_n martial_n of_o england_n humphrey_n bohun_n earl_n of_o hereford_n and_o essex_n constable_n of_o england_n and_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr clare_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n and_o hertford_n great_a and_o mighty_a man_n and_o of_o princely_a estate_n to_o go_v at_o the_o command_n of_o king_n e._n 1._o 1._o unto_o his_o war_n at_o gascony_n upon_o pretence_n that_o the_o warning_n be_v to_o short_a whereby_o the_o king_n displeasure_n be_v so_o much_o incur_v 487._o aâ—_n bohun_n and_o clare_n to_o escape_v the_o seizure_n and_o forfeiture_n of_o their_o land_n and_o to_o purchase_v his_o favour_n again_o be_v glad_a each_o of_o they_o to_o marry_v one_o of_o his_o daughter_n without_o any_o dowry_n and_o surrender_v their_o earldom_n honour_n office_n and_o land_n unto_o he_o &_o take_v back_o estate_n thereof_o in_o tail_n to_o they_o and_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o body_n upon_o their_o wife_n to_o be_v several_o beget_v and_o bigot_n surrender_v also_o to_o he_o his_o earledom_n and_o marshal_n rod_n together_o with_o all_o his_o land_n 1â—_n and_o take_v back_o a_o grant_n of_o a_o estate_n for_o life_n in_o his_o honour_n and_o land_n the_o reversion_n to_o the_o king_n if_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v any_o issue_n of_o his_o body_n beget_v the_o king_n in_o parliament_n pardon_v they_o and_o john_n de_fw-fr ferrariâ—s_n and_o other_o earl_n baron_n knight_n and_o esquire_n 1_o and_o all_o other_o of_o their_o fellowship_n confederacy_n and_o bond_n and_o all_o that_o hold_v twenty_o pound_n land_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la whether_o in_o chief_a of_o the_o king_n or_o other_o that_o be_v appoint_v at_o a_o certain_a day_n to_o pass_v over_o with_o he_o into_o flanders_n their_o rancour_n and_o evil_n will_v and_o all_o other_o offence_n commit_v against_o he_o be_v not_o in_o the_o roll_n of_o general_a grievance_n which_o the_o arch-bishop_n bishop_n earls_z baron_n and_o commons_o send_v he_o when_o he_o be_v at_o the_o sea_n side_n ready_a to_o take_v ship_v into_o gascoigne_n 195._o concern_v his_o tax_n and_o other_o imposition_n neither_o any_o vestigia_fw-la or_o footstep_n to_o be_v find_v of_o any_o grievance_n by_o they_o in_o that_o grand_a search_n or_o inquiry_n by_o the_o commission_n of_o trail_v baston_n in_o or_o about_o the_o 33_o of_o e._n 3._o after_o intruder_n into_o other_o man_n land_n exaction_n and_o oppression_n or_o in_o the_o presentment_n in_o the_o eyres_n when_o the_o justice_n thereof_o in_o several_a king_n reign_v careful_o travail_v into_o the_o several_a county_n and_o place_n of_o england_n and_o find_v out_o and_o return_v the_o complaint_n and_o oppression_n of_o every_o county_n and_o where_o the_o native_n themselves_o &_o the_o witness_n can_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v so_o much_o their_o own_o enemy_n as_o to_o conceal_v the_o country_n oppression_n &_o the_o juror_n be_v solemn_o charge_v to_o present_v they_o upon_o their_o oath_n and_o if_o they_o shall_v omit_v to_o do_v it_o have_v the_o malice_n of_o their_o neighbour_n to_o watch_v &_o accuse_v their_o perjury_n and_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o judge_n to_o punish_v any_o fail_n in_o their_o duty_n or_o in_o the_o reformation_n which_o the_o lord_n ordainer_n as_o they_o be_v afterward_o call_v in_o or_o about_o the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n e._n 2._o pretend_v to_o make_v in_o that_o unadvised_a commission_n which_o he_o grant_v they_o for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o kingdom_n no_o pretence_n or_o so_o much_o as_o a_o murmur_n against_o they_o by_o the_o reformer_n in_o wat_n tiler_n and_o jack_n straw_n commotion_n when_o they_o be_v so_o willing_a to_o overthrow_v and_o extirpate_v all_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n which_o shall_v withstand_v their_o rude_a and_o unruly_a design_n of_o make_v all_o bondman_n free_a and_o take_v away_o villeinage_n and_o of_o make_v wat_n tyler_n and_o several_a other_o of_o their_o party_n king_n in_o several_a county_n and_o to_o devise_v what_o law_n they_o list_v or_o by_o jack_n cade_n or_o captain_n mend-all_a as_o he_o false_o style_v himself_o when_o many_o a_o grievance_n be_v pick_v up_o to_o colour_v his_o rebellion_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n h._n 6._o but_o can_v find_v nothing_o of_o that_o for_o a_o garnish_n of_o his_o roguery_n or_o robert_n ket_n the_o tanner_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n e._n 6._o sit_v in_o judgement_n among_o the_o rabble_n under_o his_o tree_n as_o they_o call_v it_o of_o reformation_n where_o tenor_n and_o wardship_n be_v so_o obvious_a and_o every_o where_o insist_v upon_o they_o will_v not_o probable_o have_v omit_v they_o out_o of_o the_o roll_n or_o list_v of_o their_o complaint_n if_o there_o can_v have_v be_v but_o a_o supposition_n or_o dream_v of_o any_o grievance_n in_o they_o which_o be_v the_o more_o noble_a beneficial_a and_o better_a sort_n of_o tenor_n may_v better_o deserve_v a_o approbation_n of_o the_o people_n and_o parliament_n of_o england_n than_o tenor_n in_o villeinage_n which_o by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o 25_o e._n 3.18_o may_v be_v plead_v and_o a_o villain_n seize_v though_o a_o libertate_fw-la probaâ—dâ—_n be_v depend_v and_o it_o be_v enact_v in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 9_o r._n 2.2_o that_o if_o villain_n flee_v into_o place_n enfranchise_v and_o sue_v their_o lord_n their_o lord_n shall_v not_o be_v bar_v thereby_o and_o by_o a_o act_n parliament_n in_o 8_o h._n 6.11_o that_o a_o villain_n shall_v not_o be_v admit_v or_o put_v to_o be_v a_o apprentice_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o 19_o h._n 7.15_o if_o any_o bondman_n purchase_v land_n and_o convey_v away_o the_o land_n the_o bondman_n being_n â—estui_fw-fr que_fw-fr use_n of_o thâ—se_a land_n they_o shall_v be_v seize_v by_o the_o lord_n nor_o do_v the_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o 3.1_o which_o provide_v that_o none_o shall_v be_v constrain_v to_o find_v man_n of_o arm_n hâ—blers_n nor_o archer_n but_o by_o common_a assent_n and_o grant_v make_v in_o parliament_n mistake_v when_o it_o insert_v a_o save_n and_o exception_n of_o all_o those_o that_o hold_v by_o such_o service_n neither_o do_v the_o commons_o in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 5_o r._n 2._o 14._o upon_o the_o repeal_n in_o parliament_n of_o the_o manumission_n of_o bondman_n extort_a from_o the_o king_n by_o wat_n tyler_n and_o his_o rout_n or_o man_n of_o reformation_n think_v they_o do_v themselves_o or_o those_o they_o represent_v any_o hurt_n when_o they_o cry_v with_o one_o voice_n that_o the_o repeal_n be_v good_a and_o that_o at_o their_o request_n the_o repeal_n be_v by_o whole_a assent_n confirm_v tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n be_v not_o complain_v of_o in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 13_o r._n 2._o though_o the_o commons_o in_o parliament_n have_v pray_v and_o be_v allow_v that_o every_o man_n may_v complain_v of_o the_o oppression_n of_o what_o person_n or_o estate_n soever_o without_o incur_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 45._o gloucester_n which_o under_o great_a penalty_n prohibit_v false_a news_n and_o lie_v of_o the_o nobility_n and_o great_a man_n of_o the_o realm_n chancellor_n treasurer_n justice_n of_o both_o bench_n and_o other_o great_a
find_v the_o way_n to_o the_o ear_n or_o audience_n of_o so_o many_o worthy_a and_o just_a king_n and_o prince_n as_o this_o kingdom_n have_v be_v happy_a in_o who_o will_v have_v be_v as_o willing_a to_o give_v a_o remedy_n as_o they_o can_v have_v be_v to_o seek_v it_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o ground_n or_o cause_n for_o it_o that_o so_o many_o petition_n of_o small_a concernment_n or_o of_o no_o great_a consequence_n than_o for_o the_o pave_v of_o street_n kill_v of_o crow_n not_o take_v of_o young_a hern_n out_o of_o their_o nest_n without_o licence_n of_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o the_o like_a shall_v get_v admittance_n and_o cause_n act_n of_o parliament_n to_o be_v make_v thereupon_o and_o that_o of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la if_o any_o grievance_n can_v at_o all_o be_v find_v in_o they_o and_o of_o so_o long_a a_o continuance_n which_o usual_o make_v light_a burden_n to_o be_v heavy_a shall_v be_v so_o dip_v in_o a_o lethe_n or_o oblivion_n as_o not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v remember_v which_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o grievance_n in_o their_o essence_n or_o be_v understand_v of_o they_o in_o the_o make_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 197._o 1_o h._n 8._o against_o empson_n and_o dudley_n by_o who_o the_o king_n subject_n have_v be_v sore_o hurt_v trouble_a and_o grieve_v in_o cause_v untrue_a office_n to_o be_v find_v return_v of_o office_n that_o never_o be_v find_v and_o in_o change_a office_n that_o be_v find_v no_o grievance_n perceive_v to_o be_v in_o they_o in_o primo_n jacobi_n 5._o when_o in_o the_o statute_n concern_v respite_n of_o homage_n there_o be_v a_o proviso_n that_o in_o case_n it_o shall_v be_v think_v fit_a for_o the_o true_a knowledge_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o tenor_n appertain_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o so_o order_v in_o the_o open_a court_n of_o exchequer_n that_o process_n shall_v issue_v out_o of_o the_o say_a court_n against_o any_o come_v not_o within_o the_o suspicion_n or_o jealousy_n of_o a_o grievance_n when_o in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 7._o jacobi_n regis_fw-la sr._n francis_n bacon_n then_o his_o majesty_n solicitor_n capite_fw-la in_o his_o speech_n as_o one_o of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o in_o parliament_n to_o the_o lord_n in_o parliament_n persuade_v they_o to_o join_v with_o the_o commons_o to_o petition_v the_o king_n to_o obtain_v liberty_n to_o treat_v of_o a_o composition_n with_o his_o majesty_n for_o ward_n and_o tenor_n acknowledge_v in_o the_o name_n of_o that_o parliament_n that_o the_o tree_n of_o tenor_n be_v plant_v into_o the_o prerogative_n by_o the_o ancient_a common_a law_n of_o england_n fence_v in_o and_o preserve_v by_o many_o statute_n and_o yield_v to_o the_o king_n the_o fruit_n of_o a_o great_a revenue_n and_o that_o be_v be_v a_o noble_a protection_n that_o the_o young_a bird_n of_o the_o nobility_n and_o good_a family_n shall_v be_v gather_v and_o cluck_v under_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o crown_n nor_o in_o primo_n car._n primi_fw-la primiâ—_n in_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n touch_v the_o rate_v of_o officer_n fee_n in_o the_o exchequer_n upon_o plead_n of_o licence_n or_o pardon_n for_o alienation_n when_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o that_o parliament_n assemble_v do_v declare_v that_o the_o king_n tenor_n be_v a_o principal_a flower_n of_o the_o crown_n which_o be_v in_o england_n the_o safety_n and_o protection_n of_o the_o people_n can_v be_v say_v or_o prove_v to_o be_v adorn_v by_o their_o sorrow_n and_o misery_n and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v conceal_v and_o that_o in_o the_o petition_n of_o right_n in_o 3_o car._n primi_fw-la wherein_o all_o the_o grievance_n and_o burden_n of_o the_o subject_n and_o breach_n of_o law_n and_o liberty_n that_o any_o way_n concern_v they_o or_o their_o posterity_n be_v enumerate_v and_o remedy_n for_o the_o future_a establishment_n of_o the_o quiet_a and_o happiness_n of_o the_o people_n propound_v and_o grant_v tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n with_o their_o incident_n be_v not_o reckon_v or_o account_v as_o grievance_n though_o all_o that_o trouble_v the_o people_n be_v at_o that_o time_n so_o large_o think_v and_o believe_v to_o be_v redress_v as_o a_o public_a joy_n upon_o the_o king_n grant_v of_o that_o petition_n of_o right_n be_v command_v to_o be_v celebrate_v by_o the_o music_n and_o ring_n of_o bell_n in_o every_o parish_n church_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o westminster_n which_o vie_v each_o with_o other_o who_o shall_v proclaim_v and_o tell_v their_o joy_n the_o loud_a and_o the_o blaze_n of_o numberless_a bonfire_n represent_v the_o flame_n of_o the_o people_n affection_n towards_o a_o most_o gracious_a sovereign_n seem_v to_o turn_v the_o sullen_a night_n into_o a_o morning_n or_o day_n which_o the_o sun_n beam_n have_v new_o guild_v whilst_o allecto_n and_o her_o sister_n fury_n despair_v in_o their_o hope_n of_o kindle_v a_o sedition_n and_o bring_v the_o misery_n of_o a_o civil_a war_n upon_o we_o have_v throw_v by_o their_o torch_n and_o employ_v their_o hellish_a grief_n in_o the_o tear_n of_o their_o snaky_a loâ—ks_n be_v no_o sirte_n or_o rock_n to_o shipwreck_n or_o hurt_v the_o people_n when_o sr._n edward_n coke_n who_o be_v so_o willing_a to_o have_v tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n to_o be_v change_v into_o tenor_n by_o fealty_n only_o as_o of_o some_o of_o the_o king_n honour_n and_o all_o their_o incident_n as_o wardship_n primer_n seisin_n licence_n of_o alienation_n etc._n etc._n take_v away_o and_o recompense_v by_o a_o great_a yearly_a profit_n than_o be_v then_o have_v or_o receive_v by_o they_o and_o a_o rent_n to_o be_v inseparable_o annex_v to_o the_o crown_n with_o some_o necessary_a covenant_n and_o privisoe_n as_o he_o hope_v that_o so_o good_a a_o motion_n as_o have_v be_v make_v in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 18_o jacobi_n tend_v as_o he_o think_v to_o the_o honour_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o crown_n for_o ever_o and_o the_o quiet_a and_o freedom_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o their_o posterity_n will_v one_o way_n or_o other_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o authority_n of_o parliament_n take_v effect_n and_o be_v establish_v can_v not_o but_o acknowledge_v between_o anno_fw-la 3._o car._n regis_fw-la primi_fw-la 193_o and_o the_o 12_o the_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n that_o the_o objection_n that_o wardship_n be_v a_o badge_n of_o servitude_n which_o will_v be_v a_o grievance_n indeed_o and_o of_o the_o great_a magnitude_n be_v groundless_a and_o without_o a_o foundation_n for_o that_o the_o king_n by_o take_v money_n for_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o ward_n do_v it_o not_o as_o for_o a_o ransom_n but_o take_v such_o moderate_a sum_n of_o money_n as_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o quality_n and_o state_n of_o the_o ward_n he_o or_o she_o all_o circumstance_n consider_v be_v able_a to_o pay_v and_o in_o regard_n thereof_o have_v the_o protection_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n during_o minority_n and_o give_v tenor_n by_o knight_n service_n no_o worse_o a_o character_n than_o the_o wisdom_n of_o antiquity_n for_o his_o justification_n therein_o cit_v a_o place_n out_o of_o the_o red_a book_n scac._n in_o the_o exchequer_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o mavult_n enim_fw-la princeps_fw-la domesticos_fw-la quam_fw-la stipendiarios_fw-la bellicis_fw-la apponere_fw-la casibus_fw-la the_o king_n have_v rather_o be_v serve_v by_o his_o own_o subject_n than_o hireling_n or_o stipendiary_a soldier_n no_o scylla_n or_o charybdis_n take_v to_o be_v in_o they_o in_o the_o parl._n of_o 17._o car._n prim_fw-la at_o the_o make_n of_o the_o act_n for_o the_o better_a raise_n and_o levy_v of_o soldier_n for_o the_o present_a defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o ireland_n wherein_o it_o be_v say_v that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o this_o realm_n none_o of_o his_o majesty_n subject_n ought_v to_o be_v impress_v or_o compel_v to_o go_v out_o of_o his_o country_n to_o serve_v as_o a_o soldier_n in_o the_o war_n they_o except_v case_n of_o necessity_n of_o the_o sudden_a come_n in_o of_o strange_a enemy_n into_o the_o kingdom_n or_o where_o they_o be_v otherwise_o bind_v by_o the_o tenure_n of_o their_o land_n or_o possession_n in_o the_o remonstrance_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o 15._o december_n 1641._o and_o that_o unhappy_a amasse_n and_o collection_n of_o complaint_n against_o the_o government_n the_o tenor_n themselves_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o complain_v of_o but_o the_o exceed_a of_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n 8._o that_o thereby_o the_o estate_n of_o many_o family_n be_v weaken_v some_o ruin_v by_o excessive_a fine_n for_o composition_n for_o wardship_n exact_v from_o they_o which_o if_o in_o some_o few_o particular_n where_o the_o estate_n itself_o be_v weak_a or_o encumber_v with_o
to_o the_o king_n at_o oxford_n to_o be_v treat_v upon_o by_o the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n william_n pierrepont_n esq_n sr._n wil._n armin_n &_o bulstrode_n whitlock_n esq_n their_o commissioner_n there_o be_v nothing_o desire_v or_o propose_v for_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n or_o change_v of_o tenor_n but_o do_v conclude_v that_o if_o that_o which_o then_o be_v desire_v of_o the_o king_n shall_v be_v grant_v the_o royalty_n &_o greatness_n of_o his_o throne_n will_v be_v support_v by_o the_o loyal_a and_o bountyfull_a affection_n of_o his_o people_n 1642._o &_o their_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n maintain_v by_o his_o majesty_n protection_n and_o justice_n they_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o bill_n or_o act_n of_o parliament_n send_v to_o the_o king_n at_o oxford_n in_o order_n to_o a_o peace_n in_o july_n 1648._o no_o part_n of_o the_o demand_n or_o bill_n or_o act_n of_o parliament_n propose_v by_o the_o parliament_n in_o the_o treaty_n at_o uxbridge_n betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o king_n 23_o novemb_n 1644._o and_o there_o be_v so_o little_a of_o grievance_n or_o inconvenience_n or_o none_o at_o all_o to_o be_v find_v in_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n by_o reason_n of_o any_o accident_n for_o natural_o or_o original_o there_o can_v be_v none_o at_o all_o prove_v to_o be_v in_o they_o as_o notwithstanding_o the_o vote_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o in_o parliament_n make_v the_o 20_o the_o day_n of_o september_n 1645._o which_o be_v less_o than_o a_o embryo_n and_o no_o more_o than_o a_o opinion_n of_o the_o major_a part_n of_o that_o house_n a_o recens_fw-la assensio_fw-la velleity_n desire_n or_o intention_n only_o which_o our_o law_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o be_v leave_v to_o a_o after_o more_o mature_a deliberation_n when_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n shall_v be_v bring_v in_o upon_o it_o &_o have_v go_v through_o all_o its_o necessary_a requisite_n formality_n and_o debate_n the_o parliament_n itself_o be_v so_o little_o resolve_v or_o believe_v any_o grievance_n to_o be_v in_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o by_o their_o ordinance_n of_o the_o first_o day_n of_o november_n 1645._o do_v ordain_v that_o the_o master_n and_o council_n of_o that_o court_n shall_v proceed_v in_o all_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o that_o court_n according_a to_o law_n and_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o short_o after_o viz._n the_o four_o day_n of_o november_n 1645._o being_n inform_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o vote_n pass_v in_o that_o house_n the_o 20_o the_o day_n of_o september_n 1645._o that_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o diverse_a wardship_n livery_n primer_n seisin_n and_o mesne_n rate_v which_o theretofore_o fall_v and_o happen_v be_v not_o compound_v for_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v it_o be_v declare_v that_o all_o of_o they_o which_o have_v happen_v or_o shall_v fall_v or_o happen_v before_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n shall_v be_v put_v down_o by_o the_o parliament_n shall_v be_v answer_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o the_o master_n and_o council_n of_o that_o court_n be_v require_v to_o proceed_v according_o so_o as_o it_o extend_v not_o to_o any_o who_o ancestor_n be_v officer_n or_o soldier_n have_v be_v slay_v or_o die_v in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o parliament_n but_o the_o 24_o the_o of_o february_n 1645._o upon_o occasion_n of_o a_o debate_n concern_v the_o wardship_n of_o the_o son_n of_o sir_n christopher_n wray_n who_o die_v as_o they_o say_v in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o parliament_n a_o ordinance_n be_v bring_v in_o and_o make_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o for_o the_o take_v away_o of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n which_o say_v one_o of_o their_o allow_a mercury_n be_v first_o give_v to_o the_o crown_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o the_o parliament_n will_v take_v care_n for_o other_o supply_n but_o that_o ordinance_n notwithstanding_o be_v so_o little_o like_v of_o as_o that_o without_o the_o give_a satisfaction_n which_o they_o promise_v to_o the_o nobility_n gentry_n and_o mesne_n lord_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o tenor_n by_o knight_n service_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n it_o be_v no_o more_o or_o not_o much_o think_v of_o but_o lay_v from_o that_o time_n in_o a_o slumber_n until_o the_o first_o of_o august_n 1647._o when_o the_o mighty_a mechanicque_n of_o the_o army_n drive_v on_o by_o their_o ignorant_a and_o seditious_a agitator_n who_o be_v but_o the_o engine_n of_o cromwell_n lurk_v and_o horrid_a design_n have_v by_o their_o remonstrance_n like_o wolf_n clothe_v in_o sheepskin_n bleat_v and_o seem_v to_o thirst_v only_o after_o godly_a and_o purify_a reformation_n and_o hewson_n the_o cobbler_n and_o pride_n the_o drayman_n and_o other_o of_o the_o college_n of_o their_o nâ—w_n â—apientia_fw-la busy_v themselves_o in_o state_n as_o well_o as_o parliament_n affair_n and_o thomb_v the_o scripture_n and_o the_o english_a translation_n of_o livy_n and_o plutarch_n at_o the_o wrong_a end_n think_v every_o one_o of_o themselves_o to_o be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o solon_n and_o lycurgus_n admire_v agrarian_a law_n and_o other_o old_a explode_a grievance_n dream_v they_o be_v excellent_a politic_n and_o not_o know_v our_o good_a old_a law_n but_o suspect_v they_o as_o well_o they_o may_v to_o be_v averse_a and_o no_o wellwisher_n to_o their_o ungodly_a and_o worse_o than_o machiavillian_a device_n do_v all_o they_o can_v to_o destroy_v they_o root_n and_o branch_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n when_o in_o their_o new-england_n phrase_n they_o hold_v forth_o a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a care_n of_o the_o king_n honour_n and_o dignity_n and_o the_o freedom_n right_n and_o interest_n of_o the_o seduce_a people_n propose_v or_o command_v rather_o that_o the_o 1647._o ordinance_n for_o take_v away_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o liverye_n be_v confirm_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n provide_v his_o majesty_n revenue_n be_v not_o damnify_v therein_o nor_o those_o that_o hold_v office_n in_o the_o same_o leave_v without_o reparation_n some_o other_o way_n which_o howsoever_o it_o be_v to_o the_o remain_v and_o small_a part_n of_o that_o parliament_n who_o dare_v not_o say_v it_o but_o find_v themselves_o under_o a_o force_n which_o against_o many_o of_o their_o willâ—_n have_v undertake_v to_o be_v their_o guard_n and_o safekeeping_n a_o motive_n or_o spur_n enough_o to_o make_v they_o put_v that_o vote_n and_o ordinance_n against_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n inâ—o_v a_o act_n as_o they_o will_v call_v it_o of_o parliament_n after_o 10000_o l._n give_v &_o pay_v to_o the_o master_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o place_n 5000_o l._n to_o sr._n roland_n wandesford_n attorney_n general_n of_o that_o court_n 6000_o l._n to_o sr._n benjamin_n rudiard_n surveyer_n general_n 3500_o l._n to_o charles_n fleetwood_n late_a governor_n of_o the_o destroy_a committee_n of_o safety_n for_o his_o suppose_a loss_n by_o the_o receiver_n general_n place_n of_o that_o court_n which_o he_o pretend_v he_o ought_v to_o enjoy_v by_o a_o sequestration_n from_o sr._n will._n fleetwood_n his_o brother_n who_o be_v then_o attend_v his_o master_n the_o king_n at_o oxford_n and_o to_o mr._n bacon_n 3000_o l._n for_o a_o pretend_a loss_n of_o his_o office_n for_o the_o make_n and_o engross_n of_o licence_n or_o pardon_n for_o alienation_n all_o of_o they_o but_o sir_n roland_n wandesford_n be_v member_n of_o parliament_n it_o do_v without_o any_o mention_n make_v or_o remedy_n provide_v for_o those_o only_a suppose_a evil_n in_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o chivalry_n in_o the_o billsor_n intend_v act_n of_o parliament_n which_o be_v send_v to_o the_o king_n the_o 3_o of_o march_n 1647._o when_o he_o be_v at_o holmby_n under_o a_o restraint_n fall_v asleep_a for_o many_o year_n after_o and_o leave_v all_o other_o to_o expect_v their_o satisfaction_n upon_o the_o parliament_n promise_n and_o further_a proceed_n and_o there_o be_v so_o little_a cause_n for_o put_v that_o sentence_n in_o execution_n against_o they_o in_o the_o judgement_n &_o opinion_n of_o some_o of_o the_o most_o know_a sort_n of_o the_o arraigner_n of_o antiquity_n and_o the_o action_n of_o their_o more_o understand_a forefather_n as_o 241._o mr._n nathaniel_n bacon_n in_o his_o historical_a discourse_n of_o the_o uniformity_n of_o the_o government_n of_o england_n under_o the_o britain_n saxon_n danish_a norman_a and_o other_o king_n of_o this_o isle_n until_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n e._n 3._o publish_v in_o anno_fw-la 1647._o and_o in_o his_o 2_o part_n from_o king_n e._n 2._o until_o the_o end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n print_v in_o anno_fw-la 1651._o in_o a_o
design_n to_o make_v all_o or_o most_o of_o the_o action_n of_o those_o our_o king_n and_o prince_n and_o the_o nobility_n and_o clergy_n in_o their_o several_a reign_n for_o at_o all_o of_o they_o like_o one_o of_o the_o ephori_fw-la sit_v in_o censure_n rather_o than_o judgement_n upon_o the_o spartan_a king_n and_o government_n and_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v in_o the_o several_a reign_n of_o those_o king_n he_o aim_v and_o fling_v his_o fancy_n clad_v in_o a_o sober_a style_n and_o gravity_n rather_o than_o any_o truth_n or_o reason_n by_o pretend_v that_o they_o be_v make_v and_o contrive_v only_o under_o their_o influence_n to_o be_v arbitrary_a and_o oppressive_a to_o the_o freeborn_a people_n of_o this_o nation_n for_o which_o he_o get_v several_a preferment_n under_o oliver_n the_o protector_n of_o our_o burden_n &_o misery_n though_o if_o the_o record_n and_o journal_o of_o our_o parliament_n may_v be_v credit_v as_o certain_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v before_o he_o most_o if_o not_o all_o of_o our_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v grant_v and_o assent_v unto_o by_o our_o king_n upon_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o commons_o represent_v the_o people_n in_o parliament_n as_o balsam_n and_o great_a remedy_n and_o redress_n of_o all_o that_o they_o can_v complain_v of_o deliverance_n from_o the_o oppression_n fraud_n and_o deceit_n of_o one_o another_o and_o prevention_n of_o evil_n which_o may_v happen_v to_o they_o and_o their_o posterity_n wherein_o our_o king_n have_v almost_o in_o every_o parliament_n give_v away_o many_o &_o diminish_v very_o much_o of_o their_o own_o just_a &_o legal_a right_n and_o prerogative_n by_o grant_v and_o confirm_v their_o liberty_n and_o estate_n with_o such_o a_o enfranchisement_n and_o freedom_n as_o no_o nation_n or_o people_n under_o heaven_n now_o enjoy_v and_o when_o as_o heretofore_o in_o former_a parliament_n they_o give_v to_o their_o king_n &_o prince_n &_o many_o time_n too_o unwilling_o any_o aid_n or_o subsidy_n be_v sure_o beside_o the_o blessing_n which_o accrue_v to_o they_o by_o many_o good_a law_n and_o wholesome_a act_n of_o parliament_n to_o gain_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o by_o their_o act_n of_o grace_n and_o general_a pardon_n only_o than_o the_o aid_n and_o subsidy_n do_v amount_v unto_o unless_o it_o be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n h._n 8._o when_o the_o abbey_n land_n be_v grant_v unto_o he_o &_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n e_o 6._o when_o the_o chanterie_n &_o remain_a piece_n of_o those_o religious_a land_n be_v give_v to_o he_o wherein_o only_o the_o founder_n and_o the_o religious_a to_o who_o they_o proper_o belong_v be_v the_o only_a loser_n and_o yet_o by_o reason_n of_o king_n h._n 8._o his_o endowment_n and_o erection_n of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o oxford_n peterborough_n chester_n gloucester_n and_o bristol_n the_o college_n of_o christ-church_n in_o oxford_n and_o the_o deanary_n of_o westminster_n deanery_n and_o prebend_n of_o canterbury_n winchester_n worcester_z chester_n peterburgh_n oxford_n ely_z gloucester_z bristol_n carlisle_n durham_n rochester_n and_o norwich_n and_o his_o large_a gift_n and_o grant_n to_o divers_a of_o the_o nobility_n who_o have_v former_o be_v the_o founder_n or_o great_a benefactor_n to_o many_o of_o the_o abbey_n and_o priorye_n and_o also_o to_o other_o of_o his_o people_n and_o the_o grant_v of_o e._n 6._o queen_n eliz._n and_o king_n james_n consider_v very_o little_a of_o those_o land_n and_o revenue_n do_v at_o this_o time_n continue_v in_o the_o crown_n and_o our_o many_o act_n of_o parliament_n against_o mortmaines_n without_o the_o king_n licence_n provision_n by_o the_o pope_n or_o any_o appeal_n to_o be_v make_v to_o he_o under_o the_o most_o severe_a penalty_n of_o praemunire_n the_o act_n of_o parliament_n take_v away_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n the_o fine_n and_o put_v the_o clergy_n of_o the_o province_n of_o canterbury_n and_o york_n under_o premunire_n by_o king_n h._n 8._o a_o oath_n of_o renunciation_n of_o all_o fealty_n and_o appeal_n to_o the_o pope_n a_o engagement_n to_o observe_v all_o law_n make_v against_o his_o power_n 219._o the_o loss_n of_o 72_o manor_n or_o lordship_n out_o of_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o arch-bishopprick_a of_o york_n and_o of_o sundry_a great_a manor_n and_o possession_n take_v from_o the_o see_v of_o canterbury_n ely_z and_o london_n the_o demolish_n and_o dissolution_n of_o religious_a house_n 3845._o parochial_a church_n be_v more_o than_o a_o three_o part_n of_o all_o the_o church_n in_o england_n impropriate_v and_o get_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o laity_n many_o of_o the_o vicarage_n confine_v to_o the_o small_a and_o pitiful_a maintenance_n of_o some_o 20_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la other_o 10_o and_o some_o but_o 6_o l._n per_fw-la an._n several_a act_n of_o parliament_n make_v in_o the_o reign_v of_o several_a other_o king_n and_o prince_n clip_v the_o clergy_n power_n in_o make_v lease_n or_o charge_v their_o benefice_n with_o cure_n restrain_v their_o take_n of_o farm_n forbid_v pluralitye_n intermeddle_v as_o commissioner_n in_o lay_n or_o temporal_a affair_n or_o to_o make_v constitution_n in_o their_o synod_n or_o convocation_n without_o the_o king_n assent_n may_v declare_v how_o little_a power_n for_o some_o hundred_o of_o year_n past_a the_o clergy_n of_o england_n have_v before_o or_o since_o the_o reformation_n either_o encroach_v upon_o or_o be_v able_a to_o get_v or_o keep_v find_v not_o in_o his_o mistake_a censure_n and_o distortion_n of_o most_o of_o the_o act_n of_o our_o king_n and_o parliament_n to_o make_v way_n in_o the_o delude_a people_n mind_n for_o the_o erect_n of_o oliver_n protean_a and_o tyrannical_a government_n any_o fault_n with_o the_o erection_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n nor_o with_o tenor_n or_o wardship_n but_o justify_v they_o say_z that_o the_o relief_n pay_v by_o the_o tenant_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o his_o ancestor_n be_v in_o memorial_n of_o the_o first_o lord_n favour_n in_o give_v he_o the_o land_n and_o be_v first_o settle_v in_o the_o saxon_n time_n that_o the_o law_n of_o wardship_n may_v seem_v more_o ancient_o seat_v in_o this_o kingdom_n than_o the_o norman_n time_n that_o wardship_n be_v a_o fruit_n of_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tenant_n and_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o that_o parliament_n or_o the_o follow_a convention_n or_o assembly_n make_v no_o haste_n to_o overturn_v or_o take_v away_o until_o oliver_n cromwell_n that_o hyaena_fw-la or_o wolf_n of_o the_o evening_n have_v fill_v the_o kingdom_n with_o garrison_n &_o several_a regiment_n of_o horse_n and_o foot_n amount_v to_o 30000._o man_n which_o be_v to_o be_v constant_o maintain_v at_o the_o people_n charge_n to_o keep_v they_o quiet_a in_o their_o slavery_n have_v upon_o the_o humble_a petition_n and_o advice_n of_o that_o which_o he_o call_v his_o parliament_n acknowledge_v with_o all_o thankfulness_n the_o wonderful_a mercy_n of_o god_n in_o deliver_v they_o from_o that_o tyranny_n and_o bondage_n â—657_n both_o in_o their_o spiritual_a and_o civil_a government_n which_o the_o late_a king_n and_o his_o party_n which_o in_o a_o fog_n or_o mist_n of_o sin_n and_o delusion_n they_o be_v please_v most_o injurious_o to_o aver_v and_o charge_v upon_o they_o design_v by_o a_o bloody_a war_n to_o bring_v they_o under_o when_o as_o then_o they_o be_v under_o none_o and_o all_o but_o the_o gainer_n by_o the_o spoil_n of_o those_o war_n have_v since_o have_v more_o burden_n grievance_n and_o tax_n entail_v upon_o they_o than_o ever_o be_v in_o any_o nation_n in_o christendom_n allow_v he_o in_o a_o constant_a revenue_n for_o support_v of_o the_o government_n and_o the_o safety_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n a_o yearly_a revenue_n of_o thirteen_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n whereof_o ten_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n for_o the_o navy_n and_o army_n which_o far_o exceed_v thaâ—_n which_o accrue_v to_o the_o crown_n or_o king_n of_o england_n by_o wardship_n tenor_n and_o shipmoney_n which_o be_v but_o casual_a and_o upon_o necessity_n and_o but_o at_o some_o time_n or_o seldom_o and_o always_o less_o by_o more_o than_o eight_o part_n in_o ten_o of_o those_o just_o to_o be_v complain_v of_o awful_a and_o yearly_a asessement_n procure_v the_o assembly_n or_o parliament_n so_o call_v in_o anno_fw-la 1657._o to_o awake_a that_o sleep_a ordinance_n and_o dress_v it_o into_o a_o act_n as_o he_o call_v it_o of_o parliament_n wherein_o it_o be_v without_o any_o cause_n or_o grievance_n express_v or_o satisfaction_n give_v or_o promise_v to_o those_o that_o remain_v the_o loser_n by_o it_o enact_v that_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n and_o all_o wardship_n primer_n seisin_n and_o oustre_fw-fr le_fw-fr maines_z and_o all_o other_o charge_v incident_a and_o arise_v for_o
or_o by_o reason_n of_o any_o such_o tenor_n wardship_n primer_n seisin_n or_o oustre_fw-fr les_fw-fr mane_n be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o say_v 24_o the_o day_n of_o february_n 1645._o though_o notwithstanding_o this_o pretend_a act_n he_o can_v for_o his_o own_o profit_n continue_v and_o take_v the_o fine_n upon_o alienation_n and_o that_o all_o homage_n licence_n seizure_n pardon_n for_o alienation_n incident_a or_o arise_v for_o or_o by_o reason_n of_o wardship_n livery_n primer_n seisin_n or_o oustre_fw-fr le_fw-fr maines_z and_o all_o other_o charge_v incident_a thereunto_o be_v likewise_o according_a to_o the_o new_a mode_n of_o make_v retrospective_a act_n of_o parliament_n take_v away_o from_o the_o say_v 24_o the_o day_n of_o february_n 1645._o and_o that_o all_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n of_o the_o late_a king_n or_o any_o other_o person_n when_o as_o the_o parliament_n that_o make_v the_o ordinance_n for_o take_v away_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n do_v as_o be_v say_v promise_v that_o all_o the_o mesne_fw-la lord_n and_o other_o which_o hold_v of_o the_o king_n and_o have_v other_o hold_v of_o they_o shall_v be_v recompense_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o tenor_n and_o all_o tenor_n by_o socage_n in_o chief_n to_o be_v take_v away_o and_o turn_v from_o the_o say_v four_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o february_n 1645._o into_o free_a and_o common_a socage_n whereby_o in_o all_o probability_n he_o do_v but_o cause_v those_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n to_o be_v put_v down_o to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v take_v they_o up_o again_o at_o his_o pleasure_n when_o he_o shall_v have_v finish_v his_o wish_a and_o devilish_a design_n of_o make_v himself_o a_o king_n over_o a_o degenerate_a as_o to_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n sinful_a and_o harassed_a nation_n or_o in_o stead_n of_o they_o to_o rule_v as_o he_o have_v begin_v with_o his_o janissary_n and_o pasha_n or_o major_a general_n but_o whatever_o he_o or_o his_o over_o awe_a and_o flatter_a assembly_n will_v make_v a_o long_a &_o often_o delude_v nation_n to_o believe_v concern_v tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o chivalry_n or_o that_o kind_a of_o fix_a and_o constant_a part_n of_o the_o militia_n it_o be_v not_o account_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o be_v any_o grievance_n to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n that_o saul_n in_o the_o government_n of_o they_o 33._o have_v in_o every_o tribe_n and_o of_o every_o kindred_n many_o thousand_o of_o man_n of_o war_n of_o the_o most_o valiant_a in_o a_o stand_a militia_n as_o of_o the_o child_n of_o ephraim_n twenty_o thousand_o and_o eight_o hundred_o mighty_a man_n of_o valour_n famous_a and_o such_o be_v our_o noble_n &_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la throughout_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n and_o of_o zebulun_n such_o as_o go_v forth_o to_o battle_n expert_a in_o war_n and_o be_v not_o of_o double_a heart_n fifty_o thousand_o or_o that_o of_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n the_o great_a part_n of_o three_o thousand_o keep_v the_o ward_n of_o saul_n house_n or_o that_o david_n a_o king_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n do_v appoint_v the_o chief_a father_n and_o captain_n of_o thousand_o and_o hundred_o 27.1_o and_o their_o officer_n that_o serve_v the_o king_n in_o any_o matter_n of_o the_o course_n which_o come_v in_o and_o go_v out_o month_n by_o month_n throughout_o all_o the_o month_n of_o the_o year_n and_o of_o every_o course_n twenty_o and_o four_o thousand_o which_o be_v as_o our_o knight_n fee_n or_o tenor_n in_o chivalry_n out_o of_o a_o select_a or_o more_o refine_a and_o fit_a part_n of_o the_o people_n who_o estate_n as_o well_o as_o their_o person_n make_v they_o liable_a unto_o it_o for_o the_o general_a muster_n or_o train_v band_n do_v by_o many_o hundred_o thousand_o exceed_v that_o number_n which_o be_v only_o as_o a_o landguard_n or_o ready_a help_n and_o defence_n upon_o all_o emâ—rgencyes_n &_o although_o it_o be_v not_o there_o say_v that_o they_o hold_v their_o land_n by_o that_o or_o any_o military_a service_n yet_o a_o great_a resemblance_n and_o affinity_n may_v be_v discern_v betwixt_o that_o and_o the_o cause_n &_o reason_n of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la which_o among_o that_o people_n be_v less_o requisite_a &_o necessary_a for_o that_o they_o be_v always_o marshal_v under_o captain_n of_o thousand_o hundred_o fifty_n &_o ten_o be_v by_o some_o not_o express_v tie_n or_o obligation_n or_o their_o grand_a obedience_n to_o the_o command_n of_o their_o king_n and_o prince_n which_o by_o a_o set_a law_n of_o the_o almighty_n own_a enact_v in_o all_o matter_n as_o well_o military_a as_o civil_a 17.12_o have_v no_o less_o a_o punishment_n than_o death_n affix_v to_o the_o transgressor_n thereof_o always_o ready_a to_o go_v up_o to_o battle_n with_o their_o king_n against_o any_o neighbour_n nation_n or_o other_o that_o do_v they_o injury_n and_o leave_v but_o this_o only_a difference_n betwixt_o our_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o then_o in_o use_n among_o they_o their_o fix_a provision_n for_o war_n offensive_a or_o defensive_a that_o they_o be_v a_o continual_a charge_n upon_o so_o many_o of_o the_o people_n in_o every_o year_n by_o turn_n or_o course_n and_o we_o upon_o the_o prince_n noble_n and_o many_o of_o the_o gentry_n and_o better_a part_n of_o the_o people_n for_o all_o of_o the_o gentry_n have_v not_o the_o happiness_n to_o have_v land_n original_o give_v they_o to_o hold_v by_o such_o kind_n of_o tenor_n or_o do_v not_o afterward_o purchase_v they_o of_o the_o first_o proprietor_n of_o those_o beneficiary_n and_o noble_a kind_n of_o tenor_n when_o war_n shall_v happen_v which_o be_v not_o often_o or_o may_v not_o perhaps_o be_v common_o once_o in_o forty_o or_o more_o year_n be_v not_o then_o also_o call_v out_o to_o war_n themselves_o but_o when_o the_o king_n go_v in_o person_n or_o send_v his_o lieutenant_n and_o then_o be_v to_o tarry_v with_o he_o or_o send_v one_o in_o their_o stead_n at_o their_o own_o charge_n but_o for_o forty_o day_n no_o wrong_n be_v do_v by_o solomon_n to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n 8.7.8_o when_o he_o make_v the_o people_n that_o be_v leave_v of_o the_o hittite_n amorites_n perezites_n hevites_n and_o the_o jebusite_n and_o their_o child_n which_o be_v not_o of_o israel_n to_o pay_v tax_n and_o do_v public_a work_v and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n no_o servant_n for_o his_o work_n but_o man_n of_o war_n and_o chief_a of_o his_o captain_n of_o his_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n jehoshaphat_n do_v not_o any_o evil_n in_o the_o fight_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o as_o notwithstanding_o that_o the_o fear_v of_o the_o lord_n have_v fall_v upon_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v round_o about_o judah_n 10._o so_o that_o they_o make_v no_o war_n against_o he_o and_o the_o philistine_n the_o old_a enemy_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n bring_v he_o present_n and_o tribute_n silver_n and_o he_o wax_v exceed_o great_a and_o build_v in_o judah_n castle_n and_o city_n of_o store_n place_v force_n in_o all_o the_o fence_a city_n of_o judah_n set_v garrison_n in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n he_o understand_v it_o whilst_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o he_o 1.81_o &_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o first_o way_n of_o his_o father_n david_n to_o be_v a_o salus_n populi_n to_o have_v the_o man_n of_o war_n mighty_a man_n of_o valour_n in_o jerusalem_n eleven_o hundred_o and_o threescore_o thousand_o man_n which_o wait_v upon_o the_o king_n beside_o those_o who_o he_o put_v in_o the_o fence_a city_n it_o be_v no_o imposition_n upon_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n 14.52_o neither_o be_v it_o in_o holy_a writ_n make_v to_o be_v any_o error_n in_o government_n that_o saul_n who_o our_o king_n &_o nobility_n in_o the_o creation_n of_o military_a tenor_n do_v but_o imitate_v when_o he_o see_v any_o strong_a man_n or_o any_o valiant_a man_n take_v he_o unto_o he_o or_o that_o david_n after_o he_o be_v king_n hear_v of_o the_o fame_n of_o the_o hebronites_n seek_v for_o they_o and_o when_o there_o be_v find_v among_o they_o at_o jazer_n of_o gilead_n jerijah_n the_o chief_a 32._o and_o two_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o mighty_a man_n of_o valour_n make_v they_o ruler_n over_o the_o reubenites_n and_o it_o seem_v be_v also_o but_o of_o some_o part_n of_o they_o for_o that_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n the_o ruler_n who_o he_o appoint_v over_o the_o reubenites_n the_o gadite_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseth_n be_v eliezer_n the_o son_n of_o zichri_fw-la &_o over_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manass_v in_o gilead_n iddo_n the_o son_n of_o zechariah_n nor_o do_v nehemiah_n that_o great_a and_o good_a
the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n by_o agreement_n and_o composition_n make_v betwixt_o the_o say_a earl_n and_o boniface_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n h._n 3._o by_o the_o service_n of_o four_o knight_n fee_n and_o to_o be_v high_a steward_n and_o high_a butler_n to_o the_o arch-bishop_n of_o that_o see_v at_o their_o consecration_n take_v for_o their_o service_n in_o the_o stewardship_n seven_o competent_a robe_n of_o scarlet_a thirty_o gallon_n of_o wine_n thirty_o pound_n of_o wax_n for_o his_o light_a livery_n of_o hay_n and_o oat_n for_o eighty_o horse_n for_o two_o night_n the_o dish_n and_o salt_n which_o shall_v stand_v before_o the_o archbishop_n in_o that_o feast_n and_o at_o their_o departure_n the_o diet_n of_o three_o day_n at_o the_o cost_n of_o the_o archbishop_n at_o four_o of_o his_o then_o next_o manor_n wheresover_v they_o will_v so_o that_o the_o say_v earl_n repair_v thither_o but_o with_o fifty_o horse_n and_o take_v also_o for_o the_o office_n of_o butlership_n other_o seven_o like_a robe_n twenty_o gallon_n of_o wine_n fifty_o pound_n of_o wax_n like_o livery_n for_o sixty_o horse_n for_o two_o night_n the_o cup_n wherewith_o the_o archbishop_n shall_v be_v serve_v all_o the_o empty_a hogshead_n of_o drink_n and_o for_o six_o tun_n of_o wine_n so_o many_o as_o shall_v be_v drink_v under_o the_o bar_n all_o which_o service_n be_v according_o perform_v by_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr clare_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n and_o hertford_n at_o the_o inthronization_n of_o robert_n winchelsey_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o by_o the_o same_o earl_n to_o archbishop_n reignolds_n by_o hugh_n audley_n afterward_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n to_z john_n stratford_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n by_o the_o earl_n of_o stafford_n to_o who_o the_o lordship_n of_o tunbridge_n at_o length_n come_v to_o simon_n sudbury_n archbishop_n of_o that_o see_v and_o by_o edward_n duke_n of_o buckingham_n to_o william_n warham_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o execute_v the_o stewardship_n in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o the_o butlership_n by_o his_o deputy_n sr._n thomas_n burgher_n knight_n no_o disparagement_n to_o the_o knightly_a family_n of_o the_o mordant_o in_o the_o county_n of_o essex_n that_o they_o hold_v the_o manor_n of_o winslowe_v in_o hempsteed_o in_o the_o say_a county_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o oxford_n by_o the_o service_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n and_o to_o be_v his_o champion_n and_o to_o come_v to_o the_o castle_n of_o hedingbam_n the_o day_n of_o the_o earl_n marriage_n ride_v in_o complete_a harness_n to_o defy_v or_o bid_v battle_n to_o any_o that_o shall_v deny_v he_o to_o be_v earl_n of_o oxford_n and_o to_o see_v what_o order_n be_v keep_v in_o the_o hall_n there_o which_o robert_n mordant_n esq_n perform_v in_o his_o own_o person_n the_o 14_o the_o day_n of_o december_n in_o the_o 14_o the_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n eliz._n be_v the_o day_n of_o edward_n earl_n of_o oxford_n marriage_n though_o it_o be_v not_o there_o solemnize_v or_o to_o sr._n giles_n allington_n the_o ancestor_n of_o the_o now_o lord_n allington_n to_o hold_v his_o manor_n call_v carbonnel_n and_o lymbery_n in_o horse_v in_o the_o county_n of_o cambridge_n by_o the_o service_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n and_o a_o half_a and_o to_o attend_v upon_o the_o earl_n the_o day_n of_o his_o marriage_n and_o to_o hold_v his_o stirrup_n when_o he_o go_v to_o horseback_n which_o service_n he_o perform_v in_o person_n at_o white-hall_n the_o 14_o the_o day_n of_o december_n in_o the_o 14_o the_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n eliz._n be_v the_o marriage_n day_n of_o the_o say_v edward_n earl_n of_o oxford_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o bedford_n huntingdon_n and_o leicester_n the_o lord_n william_n howard_n lord_n chamberlain_n of_o the_o queen_n household_n and_o the_o lord_n burleigh_n etc._n etc._n those_o dream_n or_o fancy_n of_o grievance_n by_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n be_v never_o present_v in_o those_o thousand_o of_o court_n leet_n or_o law_n day_n which_o twice_o in_o every_o year_n now_o for_o almost_o 600_o year_n since_o the_o conquest_n and_o very_o long_o before_o make_v it_o a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o business_n to_o inquire_v upon_o oath_n of_o grievance_n extortion_n and_o oppression_n nor_o in_o those_o yearly_a grand_a inquest_n to_o the_o like_a purpose_n which_o have_v be_v twice_o in_o every_o year_n for_o many_o hundred_o of_o year_n past_a by_o the_o oath_n of_o the_o most_o sufficient_a knight_n gentleman_n and_o freeholders_n of_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n it_o neither_o be_v nor_o be_v nor_o can_v by_o any_o reasonable_a intendment_n be_v take_v to_o be_v a_o grieveance_n to_o do_v or_o perform_v that_o which_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nature_n and_o nation_n the_o law_n reasonable_a custom_n and_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o england_n have_v so_o often_o and_o through_o all_o time_n and_o age_n and_o the_o memory_n of_o man_n and_o record_n which_o be_v monumenta_fw-la veritatis_fw-la &_o vetustatis_fw-la ever_o be_v allow_v repeat_v and_o confirm_v in_o parliament_n without_o the_o least_o of_o any_o contradiction_n or_o repeal_n and_o be_v but_o upon_o necessity_n and_o occasion_n to_o defend_v the_o king_n themselves_z their_o country_n friends_z and_o neighbour_n and_o to_o do_v that_o which_o every_o gentleman_n and_o such_o as_o be_v e_fw-la meliori_fw-la luto_fw-la of_o the_o more_o refine_a clay_n and_o better_o bear_v &_o breed_v than_o the_o vulgus_fw-la or_o common_a sort_n of_o people_n will_v be_v willing_a to_o do_v &_o as_o that_o learned_a french_a lawyer_n bâ—issonius_n well_o observe_v 13._o qu'_fw-fr en_fw-fr la_fw-fr necessite_n de_fw-fr guerre_fw-fr toutes_fw-fr lâ—s_fw-fr gentilz_n hommes_fw-fr sont_fw-fr tenus_fw-la de_fw-fr prendre_fw-fr les_fw-fr aâ—mes_fw-fr pâ—ur_fw-fr la_fw-fr necessite_n du_fw-fr roy_fw-fr that_o in_o necessity_n of_o war_n every_o gentleman_n be_v bind_v to_o take_v arm_n and_o go_v to_o the_o war_n â—â—_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o king_n which_o by_o our_o law_n of_o england_n be_v so_o to_o be_v encourage_v as_o it_o be_v treason_n to_o kill_v any_o man_n that_o go_v to_o aid_v the_o king_n in_o his_o war_n and_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o supremacy_n do_v bind_v every_o englishman_n unto_o though_o they_o shall_v tarry_v in_o the_o camp_n more_o than_o forty_o day_n 5.23_o or_o not_o have_v escuage_z or_o any_o allowance_n of_o their_o charge_n from_o their_o own_o tenant_n and_o be_v but_o that_o duty_n which_o deborah_n and_o baruch_n believe_v that_o every_o subject_n be_v bind_v to_o perform_v when_o they_o curse_a meroz_n not_o as_o some_o of_o our_o pulpit_n incendiary_n do_v when_o they_o traitorous_o invert_v the_o text_n to_o encourage_v the_o people_n to_o fight_v against_o their_o king_n in_o that_o they_o come_v not_o forth_o to_o battle_n to_o help_v the_o lord_n against_o the_o mighty_a and_o the_o loyal_a uriah_n will_v not_o forget_v when_o the_o king_n himself_o can_v not_o persuade_v he_o to_o go_v into_o his_o own_o house_n to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v and_o lie_v with_o his_o wife_n when_o the_o ark_n and_o judah_n and_o israel_n abide_v in_o tent_n 11._o and_o his_o lord_n joab_n and_o the_o servant_n of_o his_o lord_n be_v encamp_v in_o the_o open_a field_n and_o which_o the_o good_a old_a barzillai_n in_o the_o rebellion_n of_o absolom_n against_o his_o king_n and_o father_n david_n thought_n be_v incumbent_a upon_o he_o when_o he_o can_v not_o bring_v his_o loyal_a mind_n to_o think_v it_o to_o be_v enough_o to_o provide_v the_o king_n of_o sustenance_n while_o he_o lie_v at_o mahanami_n unless_o when_o he_o himself_o be_v fourscore_a year_n old_a and_o can_v not_o taste_v what_o he_o eat_v or_o drink_v he_o also_o shall_v come_v down_o from_o rogelim_n and_o go_v as_o he_o do_v with_o his_o son_n chimham_n over_o jordan_n with_o the_o king_n to_o conduct_v he_o and_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o the_o king_n offer_n or_o reward_n to_o live_v with_o he_o at_o jerusalem_n which_o those_o that_o hold_v in_o england_n their_o land_n and_o goodly_a revenue_n by_o those_o beneficial_a tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la of_o a_o free_a gift_n and_o in_o perpetuity_n may_v be_v say_v to_o do_v and_o have_v more_o also_o then_o be_v offer_v barzillai_n for_o the_o remainder_n of_o a_o old_a and_o worn-out_a life_n 36._o but_o say_v why_o shall_v the_o king_n recompense_v it_o with_o such_o a_o reward_n and_o be_v but_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o original_a contract_n make_v betwixt_o the_o kind_a donor_n and_o the_o thankful_a tenant_n and_o the_o observe_n of_o faith_n and_o promise_n which_o be_v the_o ingens_fw-la vinculum_fw-la and_o next_o unto_o the_o divine_a providence_n the_o grand_a support_n of_o the_o world_n
and_o the_o quiet_a repose_n and_o peace_n of_o all_o mankind_n make_v a_o certainty_n in_o all_o their_o action_n and_o lead_v to_o the_o mountain_n of_o holiness_n and_o the_o hill_n of_o eternal_a rest_n and_o blessedness_n no_o grind_n of_o the_o face_n of_o the_o poor_a which_o if_o it_o be_v any_o as_o it_o can_v never_o be_v evince_v to_o be_v can_v not_o common_o or_o ordinary_o be_v in_o the_o case_n of_o such_o tenor_n when_o as_o those_o which_o be_v any_o way_n concern_v in_o it_o be_v man_n of_o good_a estate_n and_o revenue_n and_o will_v be_v loath_a to_o be_v under_o any_o other_o notion_n to_o pay_v a_o reasonabe_n escuage_z assess_v in_o parliament_n when_o they_o go_v not_o themselves_o or_o send_v any_o in_o their_o stead_n and_o where_o their_o tenant_n go_v not_o in_o person_n to_o defend_v their_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o their_o king_n to_o have_v as_o much_o assess_v upon_o they_o and_o by_o no_o other_o than_o a_o parliament_n wherein_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n have_v their_o representative_n of_o their_o own_o election_n neither_o be_v the_o king_n of_o england_n or_o the_o mesne_n lord_n in_o the_o case_n of_o those_o tenor_n any_o egyptian_a taskmaster_n when_o those_o that_o hold_v under_o they_o have_v such_o benefit_n and_o bounty_n of_o free_a gift_n and_o if_o they_o have_v be_v since_o transfer_v and_o alien_v that_o part_n of_o it_o viz._n the_o tenor_n and_o a_o grateful_a acknowledgement_n of_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o first_o giver_n be_v neither_o sell_v or_o pay_v for_o in_o the_o purchase_n but_o the_o service_n be_v by_o act_n and_o operation_n of_o law_n and_o the_o statute_n of_o quia_fw-la emptores_fw-la terrarum_fw-la reserve_v to_o the_o first_o donor_n by_o a_o express_a covenant_n in_o the_o deed_n of_o purchase_n to_o be_v perform_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o who_o they_o be_v hold_v and_o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n in_o law_n quod_fw-la nemo_fw-la plus_fw-la juris_fw-la in_o alium_fw-la transfer_v potest_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la est_fw-la that_o no_o man_n can_v grant_v or_o transfer_v a_o great_a right_o than_o he_o have_v or_o be_v in_o he_o and_o be_v if_o a_o right_a consideration_n of_o thing_n shall_v not_o be_v as_o it_o have_v be_v too_o much_o in_o the_o time_n of_o our_o late_a frenzy_n and_o distraction_n adjudge_v a_o praemunire_n or_o commit_v high_a treason_n more_o noble_a tenor_n than_o that_o of_o soccage_n by_o how_o much_o a_o rustic_a and_o ploughman_n life_n and_o demeanour_n be_v ever_o in_o all_o age_n and_o among_o all_o nation_n which_o have_v any_o civility_n and_o understanding_n just_o account_v to_o be_v so_o far_o inferior_a to_o the_o equestris_n ordo_fw-la gentleman_n or_o man_n of_o more_o noble_a employment_n as_o that_o those_o and_o not_o the_o military_a tenor_n be_v true_o account_v to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o slavery_n according_a as_o they_o be_v in_o their_o original_a institution_n before_o the_o favour_n obtain_v of_o the_o king_n and_o mesne_n lord_n to_o reduce_v their_o drudgery_n to_o easy_a and_o small_a quit_v rent_n and_o to_o be_v but_o little_a better_o than_o joshuas_n gibeonite_n hewer_n of_o wood_n and_o drawer_n of_o water_n or_o solomon_n perezites_n and_o jebusite_n to_o be_v employ_v as_o his_o servant_n and_o workman_n and_o as_o now_o they_o be_v or_o expect_v to_o be_v in_o that_o which_o they_o will_v imagine_v to_o be_v their_o better_a condition_n hold_v in_o free_a and_o common_a soccage_n by_o fealty_n only_o for_o all_o service_n and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v excuse_v from_o aid_n to_o make_v the_o king_n elder_a son_n a_o knight_n or_o for_o the_o marriage_n of_o his_o daughter_n or_o to_o pay_v a_o year_n value_v of_o their_o land_n and_o sometime_o double_a the_o rent_n which_o be_v to_o be_v pay_v at_o the_o death_n of_o every_o tenant_n and_o may_v amount_v to_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o than_o the_o ordinary_a low_a and_o favourable_a rate_n of_o five_o pound_n for_o a_o relief_n for_o every_o knight_n fee_n 50_o shilling_n for_o a_o half_a and_o 25_o shilling_n for_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n and_o lesser_a according_a to_o the_o small_a proportion_n of_o the_o land_n which_o they_o hold_v will_v in_o all_o likelihood_n if_o they_o may_v but_o enjoy_v the_o ancient_a and_o long_o ago_o discontinue_v privilege_n which_o the_o tenor_n by_o knight_n service_n in_o capite_fw-la 10._o be_v to_o enjoy_v by_o the_o charter_n or_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la of_o king_n h._n 1._o of_o not_o have_v land_n of_o that_o kind_n of_o tenure_n which_o be_v in_o their_o own_o demean_v charge_v with_o any_o other_o assessment_n or_o service_n than_o what_o they_o be_v oblige_v unto_o by_o their_o tenor_n and_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o be_v before_o the_o common_a justice_n and_o right_a reason_n of_o this_o nation_n be_v now_o very_a well_o content_a to_o exchange_v their_o free_a as_o they_o call_v it_o socage_n land_n which_o be_v ancient_o understand_v to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o feudum_fw-la ignobile_fw-la et_fw-la plebeium_fw-la a_o ignoble_a and_o plebeian_a fee_n or_o estate_n 261._o and_o as_o sr._n henry_n spelman_n say_v nobili_fw-la opponitur_fw-la et_fw-la ignobilibus_fw-la et_fw-la rusticis_fw-la competit_fw-la nullo_n feudali_fw-la privilegio_fw-la ornatum_fw-la et_fw-la feudi_fw-la nomen_fw-la sub_fw-la recenti_fw-la seculo_fw-la perperam_fw-la et_fw-la abusu_fw-la rerum_fw-la auspicatum_fw-la est_fw-la be_v oppose_v or_o contra_fw-la distinguish_v to_o the_o more_o noble_a tenor_n and_o be_v not_o entitle_v to_o any_o feudal_a privilege_n belong_v only_o to_o ignoble_a and_o rustic_n and_o have_v of_o late_a time_n improper_o and_o by_o abuse_n gain_v the_o name_n of_o fee_n for_o land_n hold_v in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n so_o as_o they_o may_v be_v free_a from_o all_o assessment_n and_o charge_n of_o war_n under_o which_o burden_n the_o owner_n of_o land_n hold_v by_o any_o kind_n of_o tenor_n have_v for_o these_o last_o twenty_o year_n heavy_o groan_v and_o if_o mr._n prynne_n have_v not_o public_o and_o true_o say_v it_o do_v muâ—â—is_fw-la parasangis_fw-la by_o many_o and_o very_o many_o degree_n out_o go_v all_o that_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v a_o grievance_n by_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n which_o all_o thing_n right_o consider_v be_v a_o more_o free_a beneficial_a frank_a and_o noble_a kind_n of_o tenure_n the_o marriage_n of_o the_o heir_n in_o minority_n only_o except_v which_o not_o often_o happen_v be_v notwithstanding_o abundant_o recompense_v by_o the_o freeness_n of_o the_o gift_n seldom_o service_n and_o other_o immunitye_n then_o socage_n which_o those_o many_o tenant_n which_o hold_v by_o a_o certain_a rent_n of_o sir_n anthony_n welden_v heir_n for_o castleguard_n to_o the_o ruin_a rochester_n castle_n in_o kent_n to_o pay_v 3_o s._n 4_o d._n nomine_fw-la paenae_fw-la by_o way_n of_o penalty_n for_o every_o tide_n which_o after_o the_o time_n limit_v for_o payment_n shall_v run_v under_o rochester_n bridge_n and_o the_o rent_n and_o arrear_n refuse_v though_o tender_v the_o next_o day_n do_v not_o find_v to_o be_v the_o best_a of_o tenor_n or_o so_o good_a as_o that_o of_o knight_n service_n &_o in_o capite_fw-la which_o be_v better_o than_o that_o which_o the_o tenant_n in_o cumberland_n and_o other_o northern_a part_n do_v claim_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o inheritance_n and_o tenant_n right_o 9_o wherein_o they_o can_v be_v well_o content_v to_o pay_v their_o lord_n a_o thirty_o penny_n â—ine_o at_o every_o alienation_n and_o a_o twenty_o penny_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o a_o ancestor_n or_o the_o death_n of_o their_o lord_n according_a to_o the_o rate_n of_o the_o small_a yearly_a rent_n which_o they_o pay_v to_o their_o lord_n 165._o better_o than_o all_o or_o most_o kind_a of_o estate_n or_o tenor_n and_o better_a than_o that_o at_o will_n which_o many_o be_v well_o apay_v with_o and_o better_a than_o those_o of_o copyholder_n 4.19_o who_o if_o the_o lord_n of_o manor_n put_v they_o out_o of_o their_o estate_n have_v no_o remedy_n but_o by_o petition_n to_o they_o can_v have_v no_o writ_n of_o right-close_a to_o command_v their_o lord_n to_o do_v they_o right_o without_o delay_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o manor_n no_o writ_n of_o false_a judgement_n at_o the_o common_a law_n upon_o judgement_n give_v in_o the_o lord_n court_n but_o to_o sue_v to_o the_o lord_n by_o petition_n nor_o can_v sue_v any_o writ_n of_o monstraverunt_fw-la to_o command_v their_o lord_n not_o to_o require_v of_o they_o other_o custom_n or_o service_n than_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v be_v to_o pay_v upon_o their_o admission_n a_o uncertain_a fine_a at_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o if_o they_o be_v unreasonable_a the_o most_o they_o can_v be_v compel_v unto_o by_o
injury_n and_o gratitude_n and_o due_a acknowledgement_n for_o subsistance_n livelihood_n and_o liberty_n be_v make_v a_o cause_n of_o complaint_n &_o every_o thing_n that_o give_v the_o people_n not_o a_o liberty_n to_o undo_v cheat_n and_o ruin_v one_o another_o be_v call_v though_o it_o never_o deserve_v it_o a_o grievance_n it_o must_v and_o may_v well_o remain_v a_o wonder_n never_o to_o be_v satisfy_v how_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n which_o until_o these_o distemper_a time_n have_v no_o complaint_n make_v of_o they_o nor_o can_v ever_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v any_o public_a or_o general_a mischief_n or_o inconvenience_n for_o seldom_o or_o as_o to_o some_o particular_n there_o may_v be_v in_o the_o best_a of_o institution_n or_o the_o most_o eminent_a or_o excellent_a of_o sublunary_a thingsâ—_n or_o action_n something_o of_o trouble_n or_o molestation_n shall_v after_o so_o long_a a_o approbation_n of_o so_o many_o age_n past_a without_o any_o reason_n give_v other_o then_o by_o a_o bargain_n for_o increase_v or_o make_v a_o constant_a revenue_n to_o lessen_v the_o majesty_n and_o just_a power_n of_o our_o king_n which_o the_o parliament_n will_v certain_o endeavour_v all_o they_o can_v to_o uphold_v be_v now_o so_o unlucky_a as_o to_o be_v put_v and_o enclose_v in_o the_o skin_n of_o a_o bear_n bait_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o grievance_n and_o cry_v down_o by_o a_o few_o and_o not_o many_o of_o the_o people_n as_o many_o other_o legal_a and_o beneficial_a constitution_n have_v late_o be_v by_o the_o vote_n and_o humour_n only_o of_o the_o common-people_n or_o a_o ruine_n reformation_n which_o as_o to_o that_o particular_a be_v first_o occasion_v by_o chap._n iu._n how_o the_o design_n of_o alter_a tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n into_o socage_n tenor_n and_o dissolve_v the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n and_o the_o incident_n and_o revenue_n belong_v thereunto_o come_v out_o of_o the_o forge_n of_o some_o private_a man_n imagination_n to_o be_v afterward_o agitate_a in_o parliament_n old_z sir_n henry_n vane_n the_o father_n of_o young_a sir_n henry_n vane_n who_o help_v to_o steal_v away_o the_o palladium_n of_o our_o happiness_n and_o under_o the_o colour_n of_o sacrifice_v to_o minerva_n or_o a_o needless_a reformation_n be_v instrumental_a in_o bring_v the_o trojan_a horse_n into_o our_o senate_n &_o like_o the_o crafty_a sinon_n teach_v the_o people_n weary_a of_o their_o own_o happiness_n how_o to_o unlock_v he_o and_o to_o murder_v one_o another_o and_o massacre_v our_o religion_n law_n and_o liberty_n and_o sir_n john_n savil_n who_o son_n the_o lord_n savil_n afterward_o earl_n of_o sussex_n be_v too_o busy_a and_o active_a in_o the_o hatch_n of_o our_o late_a war_n and_o trouble_n and_o some_o other_o man_n of_o design_n and_o invention_n perceive_v about_o the_o first_o or_o second_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n that_o his_o revenue_n and_o treasure_n by_o he_o over_o bounty_n to_o his_o people_n of_o scotland_n and_o their_o necessitous_a importunity_n and_o crave_n which_o be_v too_o much_o appropriate_v to_o that_o nation_n be_v great_o exhaust_v do_v to_o sâ—rue_v themselves_o into_o some_o profitable_a action_n and_o employment_n upon_o a_o pretence_n of_o raise_v the_o king_n a_o constant_a revenue_n of_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la propose_v the_o dissolve_v of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n and_o the_o change_n of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n into_o free_a and_o common_a socage_n the_o only_a attempt_n and_o business_n whereof_o bring_v some_o of_o they_o out_o of_o their_o country_n and_o cold_a station_n into_o the_o warmth_n of_o several_a after_o court_n preferment_n which_o like_o the_o open_n of_o pandora_n box_n prove_v afterward_o to_o be_v very_o unhappy_a &_o fatal_a to_o the_o most_o of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n but_o themselves_o and_o those_o that_o afterward_o trade_v in_o the_o misery_n and_o ruin_n of_o it_o it_o be_v in_o that_o parliament_n after_o a_o large_a debate_n resolve_v say_v justice_n jones_n in_o his_o argument_n of_o the_o ship-money_n by_o the_o whole_a parliament_n that_o such_o a_o act_n to_o take_v away_o the_o prerogative_n of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la will_v be_v void_a because_o it_o be_v inherent_a in_o the_o crown_n &_o it_o be_v again_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n &_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o that_o king_n earnest_o afterward_o move_v &_o desire_v to_o be_v purchase_v of_o he_o and_o the_o king_n ready_a to_o grant_v it_o &_o recomend_v it_o to_o the_o parliament_n it_o be_v then_o find_v upon_o advice_n &_o consultation_n with_o all_o the_o judge_n of_o england_n to_o be_v of_o prejudicial_a consequence_n to_o the_o subject_a as_o well_o as_o impossible_a in_o regard_n that_o all_o land_n as_o well_o as_o person_n in_o the_o kingdom_n be_v to_o acknowledge_v a_o superiority_n if_o the_o old_a tenor_n shall_v be_v put_v down_o a_o new_a of_o a_o like_a nature_n may_v be_v again_o create_v and_o the_o recompense_n give_v for_o it_o still_o continue_v in_o the_o crown_n as_o may_v be_v instance_a in_o the_o dane-gelt_a which_o continue_v here_o in_o england_n till_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n h._n 1._o long_a after_o this_o nation_n be_v free_v from_o the_o dane_n and_o the_o alcavalas_n or_o cruzadas_n in_o spain_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o tax_n there_o use_v and_o if_o new_a tenor_n shall_v not_o be_v create_v the_o old_a perhaps_o may_v be_v again_o assume_v and_o with_o good_a reason_n be_v then_o deny_v when_o king_n james_n be_v hear_v to_o tell_v his_o son_n the_o late_a king_n charles_n that_o such_o a_o yearly_a revenue_n as_o be_v offer_v in_o lieu_n of_o those_o tenor_n may_v make_v he_o a_o rich_a prince_n but_o never_o a_o great_a and_o when_o so_o many_o troop_n and_o brigade_n of_o evil_n do_v march_v in_o the_o rear_n or_o company_n of_o that_o design_n which_o be_v so_o per_fw-la se_fw-la and_o non_fw-la parâ—il_fw-la as_o the_o necessity_n of_o robert_n duke_n of_o normandies_n raise_v of_o money_n for_o want_v whereof_o he_o pawn_v that_o duchy_n for_o ten_o thousand_o pound_n sterling_a to_o enable_v he_o in_o his_o voyage_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o recover_v the_o holy_a land_n the_o imprisonment_n &_o trouble_n of_o k._n richard_n 1._o in_o his_o return_n from_o thence_o and_o his_o ransom_n of_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o mark_n of_o 121._o silver_n raise_v by_o twenty_o shilling_n upon_o every_o knight_n fee_n the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o clergy_n as_o well_o as_o the_o laity_n with_o the_o ten_o of_o their_o good_n and_o the_o chalice_n and_o treasure_n which_o may_v tell_v we_o how_o little_a money_n and_o more_o honesty_n england_n be_v then_o able_a to_o furnish_v of_o all_o the_o church_n take_v as_o well_o here_o as_o in_o the_o territory_n beyond_o the_o sea_n to_o make_v up_o the_o sum_n &_o those_o necessity_n which_o king_n john_n have_v upon_o he_o &_o the_o great_a want_n of_o money_n which_o his_o son_n king_n h._n 3._o endure_v in_o the_o baron_n war_n when_o he_o be_v force_v after_o sale_n of_o land_n and_o jewel_n to_o pawn_v gascoigne_n after_o that_o his_o imperial_a crown_n and_o jewel_n to_o supply_v his_o want_n &_o have_v neither_o credit_n to_o borrow_v nor_o any_o more_o thing_n to_o pawn_v 3._o can_v not_o deny_v his_o want_n the_o gage_v of_o the_o jewel_n and_o ornament_n of_o st._n edward_n shrine_n and_o in_o the_o end_n as_o sir_n robert_n cotton_n if_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o short_a view_n of_o the_o long_a life_n and_o reign_v of_o that_o king_n observe_v not_o have_v mean_n to_o defray_v the_o diet_n of_o his_o court_n be_v constrain_v to_o break_v up_o house_n and_o as_o matthew_n paris_n say_v with_o his_o queen_n and_o child_n cum_fw-la abbatibus_fw-la &_o prioribus_fw-la satis_fw-la humiliter_fw-la hospitia_fw-la &_o prandia_fw-la quaerere_fw-la to_o demand_v entertainment_n and_o diet_n at_o some_o abbey_n and_o priory_n and_o confess_v to_o the_o abbot_n of_o peterburgh_n when_o he_o come_v to_o borrow_v money_n of_o he_o majorem_fw-la elâ—emosinam_fw-la fâ—re_fw-la sibi_fw-la juvamen_fw-la pecuniare_fw-la quam_fw-la alicui_fw-la ostiatim_fw-la mendicanti_fw-la 758._o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a act_n of_o charity_n to_o lend_v or_o give_v he_o money_n then_o to_o one_o that_o beg_v from_o door_n to_o door_n can_v never_o persuade_v they_o to_o any_o such_o remedy_n worse_o than_o their_o disease_n nor_o do_v the_o unruly_a baron_n of_o king_n h._n 3._o when_o they_o have_v he_o or_o his_o father_n k._n john_n at_o the_o most_o disadvantage_n ever_o demand_v it_o of_o they_o or_o any_o english_a man_n until_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n &_o
tenendi_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la so_o believe_v to_o be_v true_a that_o king_n john_n cause_v it_o when_o he_o send_v our_o english_a law_n into_o ireland_n to_o be_v exemplify_v and_o send_v thither_o under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n it_o be_v say_v that_o every_o earldom_n consist_v of_o 21_o knight_n fee_n and_o every_o barony_n of_o 13_o knight_n fee_n and_o a_o three_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n and_o be_v of_o such_o a_o value_n and_o esteem_v as_o they_o be_v wont_n heretofore_o to_o bring_v action_n and_o assize_n for_o they_o and_o their_o homage_n and_o service_n and_o so_o little_a less_o in_o france_n as_o the_o wealth_n of_o that_o great_a and_o populous_a kingdom_n be_v not_o as_o may_v be_v rational_o suppose_v enough_o to_o purchase_v of_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n of_o that_o kingdom_n the_o transmutation_n of_o their_o fief_n noble_n into_o the_o roturier_n or_o feif_n ignoble_v nor_o be_v the_o prince_n or_o nobility_n of_o germany_n likely_a to_o be_v persuade_v out_o of_o their_o ancient_a right_n and_o tenor_n into_o that_o of_o the_o boor_n or_o common_a sort_n of_o people_n the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n of_o england_n when_o their_o military_a tenor_n and_o dependency_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o they_o will_v not_o upon_o necessity_n of_o war_n and_o danger_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o their_o land_n their_o homage_n and_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o their_o natural_a and_o legal_a allegiance_n be_v able_a to_o succour_v or_o heâ—p_v their_o prince_n and_o father_n of_o their_o country_n their_o defender_n and_o common_a parent_n as_o they_o have_v heretofore_o do_v when_o as_o they_o stout_o and_o valiant_o help_v to_o guard_v their_o standard_n and_o lion_n but_o for_o want_n of_o those_o which_o hold_v land_n of_o they_o and_o the_o tenor_n by_o knight_n service_n will_v be_v force_v to_o abide_v with_o gilead_n beyond_o jordan_n and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o imitate_v their_o noble_a ancestor_n 116._o nor_o each_o or_o any_o of_o they_o bring_v to_o his_o service_n three_o banneret_n sixty_o one_o knight_n and_o one_o hundred_o fifty_o four_o archer_n on_o horseback_n 316._o as_o thomas_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la campo_fw-it earl_n of_o warwick_n do_v to_o e._n 3._o in_o anno_fw-la 21._o of_o his_o reign_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o caleis_n or_o as_o the_o earl_n of_o kildare_n do_v to_o king_n e._n 3._o in_o the_o 25_o the_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n when_o he_o besiege_v calais_n hobellarij_fw-la when_o he_o bring_v one_o banneret_n six_o knight_n thirty_o esquire_n nineteen_o hobler_n twenty_o four_o archer_n on_o horseback_n and_o thirty_o two_o archer_n on_o foot_n it_o will_v take_v away_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n who_o hold_v of_o the_o earl_n of_o derby_n as_o king_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n and_o not_o of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o therefore_o come_v not_o to_o parliament_n take_v away_o from_o the_o king_n nobility_n and_o gentry_n who_o have_v land_n hold_v by_o knight_n service_n all_o escheat_n of_o such_o as_o die_v without_o heir_n or_o forfeit_v or_o be_v convict_v of_o felony_n and_o the_o king_n annum_fw-la diem_fw-la &_o vastum_fw-la year_n day_n and_o waste_v where_o the_o land_n be_v hold_v of_o mesne_n lord_n the_o escheat_n of_o those_o that_o hold_v of_o king_n immediate_o be_v so_o considerable_a as_o the_o castle_n of_o barnard_n in_o cumberland_n and_o the_o county_n of_o northumberland_n and_o huntingdon_n which_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n sometime_o hold_v of_o england_n come_v again_o to_o the_o crown_n by_o they_o and_o the_o power_n which_o king_n edward_n 1._o have_v to_o make_v balliol_n king_n of_o scot_n and_o to_o determine_v the_o competition_n for_o that_o kingdom_n be_v by_o reason_n it_o be_v hold_v of_o he_o the_o earldom_n of_o flanders_n and_o artois_n be_v seize_v by_o francis_n the_o 1._o as_o forfeit_v be_v fief_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n &_o flanders_n and_o many_o other_o province_n force_v to_o submit_v themselves_o upon_o some_o controversy_n to_o the_o umpirage_n of_o france_n of_o who_o they_o hold_v enervate_a at_o least_o if_o not_o spoil_v our_o original_n &_o first_o magna_n charta_fw-la which_o be_v grante_a by_o h._n 3._o tenendum_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la &_o heredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la and_o all_o our_o liberty_n and_o the_o many_o after_o confirmation_n of_o that_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la will_v be_v to_o seek_v for_o a_o support_n if_o it_o shall_v be_v turn_v into_o socage_n &_o the_o libâ—rties_n also_o of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n &_o all_o other_o ancient_a city_n and_o borough_n and_o such_o as_o ancient_o and_o before_o 9_o h._n 3._o do_v use_v to_o send_v burgess_n unto_o parliament_n alter_v if_o not_o destroy_v the_o charter_n of_o k._n r._n 1._o grant_v to_o the_o city_n of_o london_n for_o their_o husting_n court_n to_o be_v free_a of_o toll_n &_o lastage_n through_o all_o england_n and_o all_o seaport_n with_o many_o other_o privilege_n which_o be_v grant_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o heir_n and_o the_o same_o with_o many_o other_o immunity_n grant_v &_o confirm_v by_o king_n john_n with_o a_o tenure_n reserve_v to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o where_o no_o tenure_n be_v reserve_v nor_o express_v though_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v absque_fw-la aliquo_fw-la inde_fw-la reddendo_fw-la it_o shall_v be_v intend_v for_o the_o king_n and_o the_o law_n will_v create_v a_o new_a tenure_n by_o knight_n service_n in_o capite_fw-la case_n a_o socage_n tenure_n for_o city_n and_o borough_n which_o have_v no_o plough_n or_o intermeddle_v not_o with_o husbandry_n will_v be_v improper_a when_o as_o there_o be_v not_o any_o fictio_fw-la juris_fw-la or_o supposition_n â—in_a law_n which_o do_v not_o sequi_fw-la rationem_fw-la so_o follow_v reason_n or_o allude_v unto_o it_o as_o to_o preserve_v the_o reason_n or_o cause_n which_o it_o either_o do_v or_o will_v signify_v but_o do_v not_o suppose_v thing_n improper_a or_o which_o be_v either_o heterogeneous_a or_o quite_o contrary_a put_v into_o fresh_a dispute_n the_o question_n of_o precedency_n betwixt_o spain_n &_o england_n which_o be_v much_o insist_v upon_o by_o the_o spaniard_n at_o the_o treaty_n of_o peace_n betwixt_o the_o two_o kingdom_n in_o anno_fw-la 42._o of_o q._n eliz._n at_o calais_n occasion_v by_o the_o contest_v of_o the_o ambassador_n of_o spain_n and_o sir_n henry_n nevil_n ambassador_n for_o england_n it_o be_v argue_v or_o adjudge_v that_o england_n beside_o the_o argument_n urge_v on_o its_o behalf_n viz._n antiquity_n of_o christian_a religion_n more_o authority_n ecclesiastical_a more_o absolute_a authority_n political_n eminency_n of_o royal_a dignity_n and_o nobility_n of_o blood_n aught_o to_o have_v precedency_n in_o regard_n that_o it_o be_v superior_a to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n and_o ireland_n and_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n which_o hold_v of_o iâ—_n that_o spain_n have_v no_o kingdom_n hold_v in_o fee_n of_o it_o but_o be_v itself_o feudatory_a to_o france_n and_o enthral_v by_o oath_n of_o subjection_n to_o charles_n the_o five_o king_n of_o france_n in_o anno_fw-la 1369._o hold_n a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o netherlands_o of_o france_n arragon_n both_o the_o indies_n sicily_n granado_n and_o navarre_n sardinia_n corsica_n and_o the_o canary_n island_n of_o the_o pope_n portugal_n pay_v a_o annual_a tribute_n to_o he_o and_o naples_n yearly_o present_v he_o with_o a_o white_a spanish_a genner_n and_o a_o certain_a tribute_n lessen_v and_o take_v away_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o king_n in_o have_v the_o principality_n of_o wales_n kingdom_n of_o ireland_n isle_n of_o man_n isle_n of_o wight_n gernesey_n and_o jersey_n hold_v of_o england_n as_o their_o superior_a in_o capite_fw-la enervate_a or_o ruin_v the_o county_n palatine_n of_o chester_n lancaster_n durham_n and_o isle_n of_o ely_n if_o the_o tenor_n shall_v be_v level_v into_o socage_n very_o much_o damnify_v all_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n of_o england_n who_o hold_v as_o they_o have_v ancient_o divers_a manor_n and_o land_n or_o office_n by_o grand_a serjeanty_n as_o for_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n and_o the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o king_n to_o carry_v before_o the_o king_n at_o his_o coronation_n the_o sword_n call_v curtana_n to_o be_v earl_n marshal_n of_o england_n and_o to_o lead_v the_o king_n host_n to_o be_v lord_n great_a chamberlain_n of_o england_n which_o be_v claim_v by_o the_o earl_n of_o oxford_n to_o carry_v the_o sword_n call_v lancaster_n before_o the_o king_n at_o his_o coronation_n due_a to_o the_o earl_n of_o derby_n as_o king_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n to_o be_v grand_a faulconner_n or_o master_n of_o the_o hawk_n claim_v by_o the_o earl_n of_o carnarvan_n and_o the_o king_n champion_n at_o his_o coronation_n claim_v
war_n shall_v burn_v and_o the_o ignoble_a to_o the_o worst_a side_n turn_v must_v be_v leave_v to_o hire_v his_o soldier_n or_o assistance_n out_o of_o the_o rascality_n debauch_v and_o rude_a sort_n of_o people_n and_o such_o as_o know_v neither_o how_o to_o fight_v or_o be_v faithful_a if_o his_o treasury_n or_o yearly_a income_n upon_o such_o a_o increase_a revenue_n can_v do_v it_o when_o as_o without_o the_o necessity_n of_o his_o subject_n preserve_v their_o own_o land_n and_o estate_n by_o perform_v the_o duty_n and_o service_n of_o their_o tenor_n the_o money_n which_o the_o late_a king_n can_v have_v procure_v can_v never_o have_v bring_v any_o considerable_a number_n of_o man_n to_o his_o standard_n of_o who_o fidelity_n be_v hireling_n and_o such_o of_o the_o vulgar_a and_o ignoble_a part_n of_o the_o people_n as_o have_v neither_o courage_n virtue_n or_o estate_n or_o such_o as_o for_o a_o little_a more_o pay_n will_v either_o have_v desert_v or_o betray_v he_o nor_o can_v he_o be_v so_o certain_a and_o assure_v as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o aid_n and_o assistance_n of_o that_o of_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n and_o better_a part_n of_o the_o people_n virtuous_o educate_v and_o descend_v from_o worthy_a ancestor_n furnish_v out_o and_o ready_a to_o attend_v he_o with_o the_o hazâ—râ—_n of_o all_o their_o estate_n and_o fortune_n and_o who_o great_a souâ—s_v â—ctâ—d_v by_o a_o noble_a principle_n make_v they_o scorn_n to_o stoop_v to_o any_o unworthy_a action_n baseness_n or_o villainy_n which_o cause_v our_o brave_a king_n h._n 5._o after_o the_o batteâ—_n at_o agincourt_n in_o a_o muster_n or_o levy_v which_o he_o be_v to_o make_v of_o soldier_n to_o pass_v with_o he_o into_o france_n public_o to_o proclaim_v that_o none_o shall_v presume_v to_o go_v with_o he_o for_o then_o they_o need_v no_o other_o impress_v but_o the_o obligation_n of_o their_o tenor_n and_o glory_n and_o honour_n of_o serve_v their_o prince_n and_o country_n but_o such_o as_o be_v gentleman_n and_o have_v tunicas_fw-la armoâ—um_fw-la do_v bear_v arm_n except_o such_o as_o have_v serve_v he_o at_o the_o battle_n of_o agincourt_n though_o they_o have_v none_o for_o if_o a_o war_n which_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o loose_v no_o opportunity_n but_o pick_v &_o cull_v its_o advantage_n shall_v break_v out_o before_o the_o rend_a day_n or_o the_o money_n can_v be_v gather_v he_o can_v likely_o want_v distress_n or_o misfortune_n either_o for_o himself_o or_o his_o people_n when_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v wherewith_o to_o hire_v a_o army_n and_o fail_v of_o a_o necessary_a defence_n and_o assistance_n at_o land_n for_o want_v of_o his_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o knight_n service_n shall_v also_o loose_v the_o help_n of_o his_o ship_n and_o navy_n at_o sea_n and_o if_o the_o king_n or_o any_o of_o his_o successor_n shall_v be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o have_v money_n in_o their_o treasury_n which_o as_o the_o course_n and_o charge_n of_o war_n be_v now_o must_v be_v no_o small_a sum_n to_o hire_v provide_v and_o continue_v a_o army_n it_o may_v be_v seize_v on_o as_o his_o revenue_n and_o all_o the_o money_n in_o the_o exchequer_n and_o much_o of_o his_o plate_n and_o household_n stuff_n be_v in_o the_o late_a war_n and_o if_o he_o can_v be_v so_o well_o before_o hand_n as_o to_o have_v any_o magazine_n may_v have_v that_o as_o easy_o take_v from_o he_o as_o his_o magazine_n at_o hull_n and_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n be_v when_o his_o tenor_n per_fw-la baroniam_fw-la and_o in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n be_v not_o can_v have_v no_o manner_n of_o assurance_n that_o when_o any_o sedition_n or_o commotion_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v breed_v or_o increase_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o some_o great_a man_n or_o enticement_n of_o any_o of_o the_o clergy_n and_o a_o bellum_fw-la flagrans_fw-la or_o a_o war_n as_o sudden_a and_o unexpected_a as_o it_o shall_v be_v dangerous_a shall_v break_v out_o not_o only_o in_o one_o but_o several_a part_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o the_o people_n or_o most_o vulgar_a and_o common_a sort_n of_o hireling_n will_v especial_o in_o a_o frenzy_n or_o humour_n of_o sedition_n be_v hire_v or_o draw_v to_o fight_v for_o he_o by_o a_o small_a and_o inconsiderable_a pay_n and_o the_o support_n of_o a_o hospital_n when_o their_o wound_n shall_v bring_v they_o into_o it_o or_o a_o small_a allowance_n which_o the_o statute_n allow_v wound_v soldier_n until_o they_o be_v cure_v or_o maim_a soldier_n which_o be_v incurable_a shall_v be_v so_o very_o disproportionate_a to_o their_o danger_n and_o hazard_n when_o the_o hire_v also_o of_o common_a soldier_n upon_o a_o sudden_a and_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n will_v if_o he_o can_v get_v they_o be_v more_o chargeable_a and_o difficult_a then_o when_o he_o be_v to_o be_v serve_v and_o defend_v in_o his_o war_n by_o man_n of_o worth_n and_o quality_n under_o the_o engagement_n of_o their_o land_n and_o tenor_n which_o make_v our_o former_a king_n beside_o those_o aid_n and_o safeguard_n by_o tenor_n of_o land_n to_o stipend_n and_o pension_n certain_a of_o their_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n who_o they_o find_v most_o proper_a and_o fit_a to_o serve_v they_o by_o indenture_n with_o so_o many_o man_n at_o arm_n or_o soldier_n as_o for_o instance_n thomas_n beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n retain_v in_o 46_o e._n 3._o by_o indenture_n to_o serve_v the_o king_n in_o his_o war_n beyond_o sea_n for_o one_o whole_a year_n with_o 100_o man_n at_o arm_n of_o which_o number_n himself_o to_o be_v one_o 160_o archer_n 2_o banneret_n 30_o knight_n and_o 77_o esquire_n a_o trial_n or_o proof_n whereof_o will_v easy_o have_v manifest_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o one_o way_n &_o the_o other_o 321._o if_o when_o the_o late_a king_n in_o his_o march_n or_o expedition_n against_o the_o covenant_a scot_n in_o an._n 1639._o have_v such_o a_o gallant_a army_n as_o he_o have_v of_o his_o english_a nobility_n &_o gentry_n have_v disband_v they_o &_o take_v as_o well_o as_o he_o can_v in_o their_o room_n only_a milites_fw-la gregarij_fw-la or_o tirones_fw-la common_a and_o mercenary_a soldier_n and_o may_v expose_v he_o in_o any_o distress_n when_o his_o money_n or_o hireling_n shall_v fail_v he_o to_o that_o disloyal_a and_o rebellious_a late_a opinion_n too_o much_o entertain_v and_o take_v in_o by_o newtral_n double_a deal_n or_o time_n serve_v people_n that_o where_o the_o king_n can_v protect_v they_o their_o oath_n and_o conscience_n give_v they_o a_o liberty_n to_o make_v the_o best_a bergain_n they_o can_v for_o themselves_o take_v away_o also_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n in_o parliament_n who_o the_o law_n and_o record_n of_o the_o kingdom_n do_v prove_v to_o sit_v there_o only_o as_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o per_fw-la baroniam_fw-la which_o well_o may_v be_v the_o grand_a foundation_n of_o so_o noble_a a_o senate_n when_o as_o among_o the_o roman_n their_o senator_n be_v lecti_fw-la in_o senatum_fw-la ex_fw-la equestri_fw-la ordine_fw-la rom._n choose_v into_o the_o senate_n out_o of_o the_o degree_n of_o knighthood_n and_o even_o by_o brutus_n in_o his_o consulship_n and_o great_a endeavour_n to_o restore_v that_o people_n to_o their_o liberty_n be_v so_o approve_v as_o that_o many_o age_n after_o perseus_n macedoniae_n rex_fw-la apud_fw-la livium_n lib_n 42._o 42._o equites_fw-la romanos_fw-la appellat_fw-la principes_fw-la juventutis_fw-la &_o seminarium_fw-la senatus_n call_v in_o livy_n the_o roman_a knight_n the_o prince_n or_o flower_n of_o the_o youth_n and_o the_o nursery_n of_o the_o senate_n 76._o and_o say_v that_o inde_fw-la lectos_fw-la in_o patrum_fw-la numerum_fw-la they_o where_o thence_o choose_v to_o be_v senator_n and_o ex_fw-la veteri_fw-la instituto_fw-la the_o custom_n be_v as_o isiodore_n say_v that_o when_o the_o senator_n son_n come_v to_o be_v of_o age_n 25._o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o senate_n until_o they_o be_v knight_v and_o alexander_n severus_n the_o emperor_n severi_n will_v not_o assumere_fw-la libertos_fw-la in_o equestrem_fw-la ordinem_fw-la ordain_v or_o make_v yeoman_n or_o such_o as_o be_v new_o 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v knight_n or_o give_v 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o do_v land_n to_o hold_v by_o knight_n 〈◊〉_d dicens_fw-la quod_fw-la seminarium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d equestrem_fw-la â—sse_fw-la locum_fw-la that_o it_o be_v the_o seminary_n for_o the_o senate_n among_o the_o german_n who_o be_v as_o jealous_a to_o keep_v their_o honour_n as_o they_o be_v their_o liberty_n nobiles_fw-la vocati_fw-la ritter_n id_fw-la est_fw-la servator_fw-la 62._o nobleman_n be_v term_v ritter_n which_o signify_v a_o saviour_n or_o defender_n quod_fw-la virtute_fw-la &_o fortitudine_fw-la servant_n patriam_fw-la because_o by_o their_o virtue_n and_o manhood_n they_o defend_v their_o country_n among_o who_o the_o degree_n of_o knighthood_n be_v
worthy_o reckon_v to_o be_v honoris_fw-la species_n exercitium_fw-la nobile_fw-la &_o proprium_fw-la nobilium_fw-la a_o degree_n or_o part_n of_o honour_n a_o noble_a exercise_n and_o proper_a breed_n for_o nobility_n hinc_fw-la militum_fw-la nomen_fw-la in_o jure_fw-la feudali_fw-la pro_fw-la nobili_fw-la usurpatur_fw-la and_o thence_o a_o knight_n be_v in_o the_o feudal_a law_n take_v and_o use_v for_o a_o nobleman_n and_o though_o hector_n boethius_n call_v equites_fw-la baron_n 11._o speak_v of_o those_o that_o pay_v for_o wardship_n and_o releif_n to_o malcolm_n the_o king_n of_o scot_n yet_o sir_n henry_n spelman_n be_v clear_o of_o opinion_n 85._o that_o miles_n quem_fw-la ea_fw-la tempestate_fw-la baronem_fw-la vocabant_fw-la non_fw-la a_o militari_fw-la cingulo_fw-la quo_fw-la equites_fw-la creabantur_fw-la sed_fw-la a_o militari_fw-la feudo_fw-la quo_fw-la alâ—â—s_fw-la possessor_n &_o libere_fw-la tenens_fw-la nuncupatus_fw-la est_fw-la nomen_fw-la sumpsit_fw-la that_o a_o knight_n which_o in_o those_o â—imes_n they_o call_v a_o baron_n be_v not_o so_o call_v from_o the_o military_a belt_n or_o girdle_n by_o which_o they_o be_v create_v but_o take_v his_o title_n or_o denomination_n from_o the_o knight_n fee_n of_o which_o he_o be_v otherwise_o caâ—led_v possessor_n or_o free_a tenant_n have_v jus_o annulorum_fw-la among_o the_o roman_n a_o right_a to_o wear_v ring_n and_o be_v gradus_fw-la ad_fw-la senatorium_fw-la a_o step_n or_o mean_n to_o be_v a_o senator_n for_o nobilium_fw-la ordo_fw-la pro_fw-la seminario_fw-la munerum_fw-la praecipuorum_fw-la habetur_fw-la quia_fw-la liberaliter_fw-la educati_fw-la sapientiores_fw-la esse_fw-la censentur_fw-la say_v besoldus_n the_o degree_n of_o nobility_n have_v be_v account_v to_o be_v the_o foundation_n or_o original_n of_o the_o great_a office_n or_o place_n for_o that_o be_v liberal_o and_o more_o than_o ordinary_o educate_v they_o be_v judge_v to_o be_v the_o wise_a and_o therefore_o comites_fw-la or_o earl_n be_v ancient_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o emperor_n charlemagne_n which_o be_v in_o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 806._o if_o not_o long_o before_o praefecti_fw-la provinciarum_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la provincias_fw-la administrabant_fw-la the_o governor_n of_o country_n and_o province_n under_o their_o emperor_n and_o king_n be_v with_o duke_n also_o and_o baron_n not_o only_o in_o france_n in_o those_o time_n but_o in_o germany_n also_o afterward_o insert_v or_o put_v into_o the_o matricula_fw-la 117._o or_o roll_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o empire_n &_o in_o comitijs_fw-la jus_o suffragij_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la and_o have_v voice_n or_o judicature_n in_o their_o diet_n or_o great_a assembly_n which_o correspond_v with_o that_o more_o ancient_a custom_n among_o the_o hebrew_n 26._o in_o god_n once_o peculiar_a commonwealth_n where_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n summo_fw-la magistratui_fw-la in_o consilijs_fw-la assidebant_fw-la do_v assist_v the_o chief_a magistrate_n in_o their_o great_a counsel_n and_o arumaeus_n as_o well_o as_o many_o other_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v libertatis_fw-la pars_fw-la a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o people_n liberty_n &_o foâ—_n their_o good_a that_o deliberatio_fw-la oâ—dinum_fw-la consiliâ—_n &_o authoritate_fw-la quorum_fw-la periculo_fw-la 7._o res_fw-la agitur_fw-la suscipitur_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la apud_fw-la principem_fw-la in_o mâ—gna_fw-la gâ—â—cia_fw-la suâ—â—_n in_o those_o great_a counsel_n resolve_n shall_v be_v make_v by_o those_o who_o shall_v be_v intere_v or_o partaker_n in_o any_o danger_n or_o misfortune_n which_o shall_v happen_v thereupon_o 223._o &_o jure_fw-la comitiorum_fw-la una_fw-la &_o perpetua_fw-la privativa_fw-la est_fw-la mediata_fw-la subjectio_fw-la qua_fw-la qui_fw-la infectus_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la comitiorum_fw-la particeps_fw-la esse_fw-la potest_fw-la that_o it_o be_v a_o rule_n or_o law_n in_o such_o assembly_n that_o those_o that_o sit_v there_o or_o have_v voice_n and_o suffrage_n in_o it_o be_v to_o hold_v immediate_o of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o france_n compose_v of_o the_o nobility_n by_o the_o ancient_a king_n of_o france_n and_o king_n pepin_n be_v as_o pasquier_n that_o learned_a advocate_n of_o france_n observe_v in_o partem_fw-la solicitudinis_fw-la to_o assist_v their_o king_n for_o the_o better_a management_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o government_n who_o do_v thereby_o communicate_v les_fw-fr affair_n publique_n a_o leur_fw-fr premiers_fw-fr et_fw-fr grandes_fw-fr seigneurs_fw-fr come_v si_fw-fr avec_fw-fr la_fw-fr monarchy_n ils_fw-fr eussent_fw-fr voulu_fw-fr entre_fw-fr mesler_fw-mi l'ordre_fw-fr d'vne_n aristocratie_n et_fw-fr government_n de_fw-fr plusiâ—urs_fw-fr personage_n d'honneâ—r_n 7â—_n the_o public_a affair_n to_o their_o chief_a and_o great_a lord_n to_o the_o end_n to_o intermingle_v and_o blend_v with_o monarchy_n the_o order_n and_o manner_n of_o a_o aristocratie_n and_o government_n by_o many_o personage_n of_o honour_n et_fw-fr ne_fw-fr se_fw-fr mettre_fw-fr en_fw-fr hain_n des_fw-fr grandâ—s_fw-fr signior_n &_o potentat_n and_o not_o to_o draw_v upon_o they_o the_o envy_n of_o their_o great_a and_o mighty_a man_n 76._o et_fw-la â—estans_fw-la les_fw-fr grands_fw-fr signior_n â—insi_fw-fr loâ—s_fw-la unis_fw-la se_fw-la composa_fw-la un_fw-fr corpse_n general_a de_fw-fr toutes_fw-fr les_fw-fr prince_n et_fw-fr governeurs_fw-fr par_fw-fr l'_fw-fr advis_fw-fr desquels_fw-fr se_fw-fr viudereient_fw-fr non_fw-fr seulement_fw-fr les_fw-fr different_n qui_fw-fr se_fw-fr presenteroient_fw-fr entre_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr et_fw-fr eux_fw-fr mais_fw-fr entre_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr et_fw-fr ses_fw-fr subject_n and_o the_o great_a lord_n be_v so_o unite_v compose_a and_o make_v one_o general_a body_n of_o all_o the_o prince_n and_o governor_n of_o province_n by_o who_o advice_n and_o council_n not_o only_o the_o difference_n which_o shall_v happen_v betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o they_o but_o between_o the_o king_n and_o his_o subject_n may_v be_v determine_v et_fw-fr estoit_fw-fr l'_fw-fr usance_n de_fw-fr nos_fw-la anciens_fw-fr roys_n telle_fw-fr qu'_fw-fr es_fw-mi lieux_fw-fr ou_fw-fr la_fw-fr necessite_n les_fw-fr sumomioit_fw-fr se_fw-fr uvidojent_fw-fr ordinairement_n les_fw-fr affair_n par_fw-fr assemblee_n generales_fw-la des_fw-fr baron_n and_o it_o be_v the_o usage_n of_o the_o ancient_a french_a king_n in_o all_o case_n of_o necessity_n most_o common_o to_o consult_v of_o their_o affair_n in_o the_o general_a assembly_n of_o their_o baron_n and_o according_o by_o the_o direction_n of_o reason_n or_o of_o that_o and_o the_o more_o ancient_a government_n among_o the_o greek_n in_o their_o great_a council_n of_o amphiction_n or_o of_o the_o roman_n in_o their_o senate_n our_o saxon_a king_n do_v in_o anno_fw-la 712._o which_o be_v almost_o one_o hundred_o year_n before_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o emperor_n charlemâ—in_n call_v to_o their_o assembly_n and_o great_a counsel_n for_o the_o enact_v of_o law_n legibus_fw-la and_o redress_v of_o griveance_n their_o regni_fw-la scientissimos_fw-la et_fw-la aldermannos_fw-la alderman_n earls_z or_o governor_n of_o province_n &_o the_o wise_a &_o most_o know_a of_o the_o kingdom_n &_o therefore_o after_o the_o conquest_n king_n john_n do_v at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o baron_n not_o to_o call_v to_o his_o parliament_n the_o barones_n minores_fw-la the_o man_n of_o lesser_a estate_n which_o hoâ—d_v also_o in_o capite_fw-la promise_v under_o his_o great_a seal_n ut_fw-la archiepiscopos_fw-la abbares_n comites_fw-la et_fw-la majores_fw-la barones_n angliae_fw-la sigillatem_fw-la per_fw-la literas_fw-la summoniri_fw-la faceret_fw-la that_o he_o will_v several_o summon_v to_o parliament_n the_o arch-bishop_n abbot_n earl_n and_o great_a baron_n of_o england_n and_o that_o the_o lesser_a baron_n be_v summon_v or_o sit_v in_o parliament_n falsum_fw-la esse_fw-la ipsa_fw-la ratio_fw-la suadet_fw-la say_v the_o no_o less_o judicious_a than_o learned_a sr._n henry_n spelman_n â—0_z reason_n itself_o will_v not_o allow_v for_o a_o truth_n when_o as_o there_o be_v as_o he_o observe_v ingens_fw-la multitudo_fw-la a_o great_a number_n et_fw-la plus_fw-la minus_fw-la 30000_o quos_fw-la nullo_n tecto_fw-la convocari_fw-la poterat_fw-la and_o no_o less_o than_o 30000_o which_o no_o one_o house_n be_v able_a to_o contain_v quemadmodum_fw-la itaque_fw-la say_v he_o nequâ—_n barones_n ipsi_fw-la consiliauè_fw-la majores_fw-la neque_fw-la minores_fw-la quempiam_fw-la in_o curiis_fw-la suis_fw-la ad_fw-la judicia_fw-la ferenda_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la svi_fw-la dominij_fw-la admittant_fw-la nisi_fw-la vassallos_n suos_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la ipsis_fw-la immediate_a tenent_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la milites_fw-la suos_fw-la et_fw-la tenentes_fw-la libere_fw-la ita_fw-la in_o summa_fw-la curia_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la nulli_fw-la olim_fw-la ad_fw-la judicia_fw-la et_fw-la consilia_fw-la administranda_fw-la personaliter_fw-la accersendi_fw-la erant·_fw-la nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la proximi_fw-la essent_fw-la a_o rege_fw-la ipsique_fw-la arctioris_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o homagii_fw-la vinculo_fw-la conjuncti_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la immediate_a vassalli_n svi_fw-la as_o therefore_o neither_o the_o great_a nor_o lesser_a baron_n do_v admit_v any_o in_o their_o court_n to_o advise_v they_o or_o meddle_v with_o matter_n of_o judicature_n concern_v thing_n belong_v to_o their_o estate_n or_o jurisdiction_n but_o their_o tenant_n and_o such_o as_o hold_v immediate_o of_o
they_o that_o be_v freeholder_n and_o such_o as_o hold_v by_o knight_n service_n so_o in_o the_o great_a court_n of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n none_o be_v ancient_o personal_o call_v to_o give_v judgement_n and_o aduâ—se_n therein_o but_o such_o as_o be_v near_o to_o the_o king_n and_o bind_v and_o oblige_v to_o he_o by_o a_o great_a bond_n and_o tye_n of_o faith_n and_o homage_n that_o be_v to_o say_v his_o immediate_a vassal_n barones_n nempe_fw-la cujuscunque_fw-la generis_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la ipsi_fw-la tenuere_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la ut_fw-la videndum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o breve_fw-la de_fw-la summonitione_fw-la wherein_o they_o be_v summon_v in_o fide_fw-la &_o homagio_fw-la quibus_fw-la tenentur_fw-la in_o the_o faith_n and_o homage_n by_o which_o they_o hold_v &_o partim_fw-la in_o charta_fw-la libertatum_fw-la regis_fw-la johannis_n and_o baron_n of_o any_o kind_n whatsoever_o which_o hold_v of_o he_o in_o capite_fw-la as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o writ_n of_o summons_n to_o parliament_n &_o the_o charter_n of_o king_n john_n hence_o the_o baron_n of_o england_n be_v in_o our_o law_n say_v to_o be_v nati_n consiliarij_fw-la bear_v counsellor_n of_o state_n and_o baro_n signify_v capitalem_fw-la vassallum_fw-la majorem_fw-la qui_fw-la tenetur_fw-la principi_fw-la homagij_fw-la vinculo_fw-la seu_fw-la potius_fw-la baronagij_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la agendo_fw-la vel_fw-la essendo_fw-la baronem_fw-la suum_fw-la quod_fw-la hominem_fw-la seu_fw-la clientem_fw-la praestantiorem_fw-la significat_fw-la a_o baron_n who_o be_v a_o chief_a or_o capital_a vassal_n be_v bind_v to_o his_o prince_n by_o the_o bond_n of_o homage_n or_o rather_o baronage_n which_o be_v to_o be_v his_o baron_n or_o man_n or_o more_o considerable_a client_n and_o make_v a_o threefold_a dvision_n of_o baron_n who_o by_o bracton_n be_v call_v potentes_fw-la sub_fw-la rege_fw-la great_a or_o mighty_a man_n under_o the_o king_n &_o barones_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la robur_fw-la belli_fw-la and_o baron_n which_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o the_o strength_n of_o war_n into_o feudal_n or_o by_o prescription_n 1._o qui_fw-la a_o priscis_fw-la feodalibus_fw-la baronibus_fw-la oriundi_fw-la svam_fw-la prescriptione_n tuentur_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la which_o be_v descend_v from_o ancient_a feudal_a baron_n do_v continue_v their_o dignity_n by_o prescription_n 2._o rescriptitio_n qui_fw-la brevi_fw-la regio_fw-la evocantur_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la 80._o which_o be_v call_v to_o parliament_n by_o the_o king_n writ_n &_o 3_o diplomatico_v which_o be_v by_o letter_n patent_n and_o creation_n and_o that_o barones_n isti_fw-la feodales_n nomen_fw-la &_o dignitatem_fw-la svam_fw-la ratione_fw-la fundi_fw-la obtinuerunt_fw-la those_o feudal_n baron_n do_v hold_v their_o dignity_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o land_n and_o tenor_n and_o that_o episcopi_fw-la svas_fw-la sortiuntur_fw-la baronias_fw-la sola_fw-la fundorum_fw-la investitura_fw-la bishop_n be_v baron_n only_o by_o investiture_n of_o their_o barony_n land_n and_o temporalty_n and_o the_o most_o excellent_o learned_a mr._n selden_n who_o be_v well_o know_v to_o be_v no_o stranger_n to_o the_o old_a and_o most_o choice_a record_n and_o antiquity_n of_o the_o kingdom_n do_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o the_o bishop_n and_o abbot_n do_v sit_v in_o parliament_n and_o be_v summon_v thither_o only_o as_o baron_n by_o their_o tenor_n per_fw-la baroniam_fw-la york_n and_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o 716._o mr._n augustine_n vincent_n concern_v his_o correction_n of_o york_n catalogue_n of_o nobility_n do_v most_o learned_o prove_v it_o by_o many_o instance_n beside_o that_o in_o â—he_n case_n of_o thomas_n becket_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o 11_o h._n 2._o and_o the_o claim_v make_v and_o allow_v in_o parliament_n in_o 11_o r._n 2._o by_o all_o the_o bishop_n abbot_n and_o prior_n of_o the_o province_n of_o canterbury_n which_o use_v to_o sit_v in_o parliament_n that_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la et_fw-la consuetuâ—ine_fw-la regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la all_o bishop_n abbot_n prior_n and_o other_o prelate_n whatsoever_o per_n baroniam_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la tenentes_fw-la 62._o hold_v of_o the_o king_n by_o barony_n be_v peer_n of_o the_o parliament_n which_o agree_v with_o the_o opinion_n of_o stamford_n that_o the_o bishop_n ne_fw-fr ont_fw-fr lieu_fw-fr en_fw-fr parliament_n eins_fw-ge in_fw-ge respect_n de_fw-fr lour_v possession_n annex_v a_o lour_v 120.122_o dignity_n have_v no_o plaâ—e_n in_o parliament_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o possession_n annex_v to_o their_o dignity_n and_o that_o mr._n camden_n say_v that_o divers_a abbot_n and_o other_o spiritual_a man_n former_o summon_v by_o writ_n to_o parliament_n be_v afterward_o omit_v because_o they_o hold_v not_o by_o barony_n honour_n and_o that_o it_o be_v mention_v and_o allow_v to_o be_v good_a law_n in_o a_o parliament_n of_o king_n e._n 3._o que_fw-fr toutes_fw-fr les_fw-fr religieuse_n que_fw-fr teignent_fw-la per_fw-la barony_n soient_fw-fr tenus_fw-la de_fw-fr vener_n au_fw-fr parliament_n that_o all_o the_o religious_a which_o hold_v by_o barony_n be_v to_o be_v summon_v to_o parliament_n and_o as_o to_o the_o temporal_a baron_n do_v beside_o what_o he_o allege_v of_o the_o thanes_z or_o baron_n of_o england_n in_o the_o saxon_a time_n that_o they_o hold_v by_o personal_a service_n of_o the_o king_n and_o that_o their_o honorary_a possession_n be_v call_v taine-land_n and_o in_o the_o norman_a time_n after_o denote_v by_o barony_n and_o the_o eminent_a and_o note_a case_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n claim_v and_o allow_v to_o be_v earl_n of_o arundel_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o hold_n or_o tenure_n of_o arundel_n castle_n and_o sir_n john_n talbot_n be_v lord_n lisle_n ratione_fw-la dominij_fw-la et_fw-la manerij_fw-la de_fw-fr kingston_n lisle_n do_v by_o 22_o e._n 3_o foe_z 18.48_o e._n 3._o foe_n 30._o &_o other_o good_a authoritye_n conclude_v that_o the_o tenure_n of_o a_o barony_n be_v the_o main_a &_o principal_a cause_n of_o the_o dignity_n that_o 130_o temporal_a baron_n by_o tenure_n be_v call_v by_o several_a writ_n to_o assist_v the_o king_n cum_fw-la equis_fw-la &_o armis_fw-la with_o horse_n and_o arm_n and_o the_o spiritual_a be_v about_o 50_o be_v call_v ad_fw-la habendum_fw-la servicium_fw-la suum_fw-la and_o that_o the_o great_a number_n of_o baron_n during_o all_o that_o time_n be_v by_o tenure_n that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o baron_n by_o tenure_n and_o writ_n until_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n r._n 2._o and_o those_o that_o be_v call_v by_o writ_n be_v such_o as_o have_v baronye_n in_o possession_n that_o the_o honorary_a possession_n of_o earl_n be_v call_v honour_n and_o reckon_v as_o part_v of_o their_o earldom_n which_o be_v hold_v in_o capite_fw-la the_o chief_a castle_n or_o seat_n of_o the_o earl_n or_o baron_n be_v call_v caput_fw-la comitatus_fw-la seu_fw-la baroniae_fw-la the_o head_n or_o chief_a of_o the_o earldom_n or_o barony_n and_o that_o in_o this_o sense_n comitatus_fw-la integer_fw-la be_v use_v for_o a_o whole_a earldom_n in_o the_o grand_a charter_n and_o bracton_n and_o servicium_fw-la quart_n partis_fw-la comitatus_fw-la for_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o earldom_n that_o hugh_n de_fw-fr vere_n earl_n of_o oxford_n magnavile_n earl_n of_o essex_n and_o divers_a other_o ancient_a earl_n be_v cingulo_fw-la comitatus_fw-la &_o gladio_fw-la comitatus_fw-la cincti_fw-la gird_v with_o the_o girdle_n or_o sword_n of_o their_o earldom_n which_o he_o conceive_v to_o be_v a_o investiture_n all_o which_o may_v by_o the_o record_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v plentyful_o illustrate_v by_o very_a many_o instance_n and_o by_o the_o roll_n of_o the_o constable_n and_o marshal_n of_o england_n in_o which_o upon_o the_o march_n of_o the_o army_n of_o king_n e._n 1._o towards_o scotland_n in_o the_o 28_o year_n of_o that_o king_n humfridus_n de_fw-fr bohun_n come_v hereford_n &_o essex_n constabularius_fw-la angliae_fw-la recognovit_fw-la per_fw-la os_fw-la nichoâ—ai_fw-fr de_fw-fr segrave_n baneretti_fw-mi svi_fw-la &_o locum_fw-la suum_fw-la tenentis_fw-la se_fw-la acquietari_fw-la per_fw-la servitium_fw-la suum_fw-la per_fw-la corpus_fw-la suum_fw-la in_o exercitu_fw-la presenti_fw-la scotiae_fw-la pro_fw-la constabularia_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la hereford_n 1._o humphrey_n de_fw-fr bohun_n earl_n of_o hereford_n and_o essex_n constable_n of_o england_n declare_v by_o sir_n nicholas_n segrave_n his_o baneret_n and_o lieutenant_n that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v acquit_v for_o the_o constabulary_a in_o the_o county_n of_o hereford_n where_o it_o seem_v some_o manor_n or_o land_n in_o that_o county_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o say_a office_n or_o hold_v by_o grand_a serjeanty_n by_o the_o service_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o army_n for_o scotland_n i_o tem_fw-la idem_fw-la comes_fw-la recognovit_fw-la per_fw-la eundem_fw-la nicholaum_n servitium_n trium_fw-la feodorum_fw-la militum_fw-la faciendum_fw-la in_o dicto_fw-la exercitu_fw-la pro_fw-la comitatu_fw-la essex_n per_fw-la dominos_fw-la johannem_fw-la de_fw-la ferrariis_fw-la henricum_fw-la de_fw-la bohun_n et_fw-la gilbeâ—tum_fw-la de_fw-fr lindsey_n milites_fw-la also_o the_o say_a earl_n acknowledge_v by_o the_o say_a sir_n segraveâ—â—e_v â—â—e_z service_n of_o
three_o knight_n fee_n to_o be_v perform_v in_o the_o say_a army_n for_o the_o earldom_n of_o essex_n which_o show_v also_o that_o then_o those_o ancient_a earldom_n of_o england_n be_v no_o other_o than_o by_o tenure_n and_o feudal_n by_o john_n de_fw-fr ferrer_n henry_n de_fw-fr bohun_n and_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr lindsey_n knight_n and_o in_o the_o same_o constable_n roll_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n walter_n de_fw-fr langton_n bishop_n of_o câ—ventry_n and_o liâ—chfield_n recognovit_fw-la et_fw-la offer_v servitium_n duorum_fw-la feudorum_fw-la militum_fw-la pro_fw-la baronia_fw-la sua_fw-la faciendum_fw-la per_fw-la dominos_fw-la robertum_fw-la peverel_n et_fw-la robertum_fw-la de_fw-fr watervile_n milites_fw-la acknowledge_v and_o offer_v the_o service_n of_o two_o knight_n fee_n to_o be_v perform_v for_o his_o barony_n by_o sir_n robert_n peverel_n and_o sir_n robert_n watervile_n knight_n &_o mr._n selden_n be_v also_o of_o opinion_n that_o to_o hold_v of_o the_o king_n in_o capite_fw-la &_o to_o have_v possession_n as_o a_o barony_n &_o to_o be_v a_o baron_n and_o sit_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o baron_n in_o parliament_n be_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o those_o time_n synonimy_n and_o upon_o this_o and_o no_o other_o ground_n or_o foundation_n be_v build_v that_o as_o noble_a and_o illustrious_a as_o it_o be_v ancient_a pairage_n of_o the_o 12_o pair_n of_o france_n all_o of_o who_o even_o the_o earldom_n of_o flanders_n now_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n do_v hold_v in_o capite_fw-la or_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o french_a king_n and_o that_o great_a and_o eminent_a electoral_a college_n in_o germany_n and_o the_o mighty_a prince_n thereof_o be_v no_o other_o than_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o hold_v their_o vast_a terrytory_n of_o the_o empire_n by_o grand_a serjeanry_n and_o have_v feuda_fw-la antiqua_fw-la concessa_fw-la &_o acquisita_fw-la generi_fw-la &_o familiae_fw-la connexam_fw-la habentes_fw-la principatibus_fw-la et_fw-la territoriis_fw-la suis_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la electoralem_fw-la and_o have_v a_o ancient_a fee_n or_o territory_n grant_v and_o acquire_v to_o their_o issue_n and_o family_n 34._o and_o a_o dignity_n electoral_a annex_v to_o their_o principalitye_n and_o territorye_n and_o it_o can_v with_o any_o reason_n or_o authority_n be_v say_v or_o believe_v that_o the_o late_a charles_n king_n of_o sweden_n can_v by_o the_o treaty_n or_o pacification_n at_o munster_n have_v be_v make_v a_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n or_o have_v have_v place_n or_o voice_n in_o their_o diet_n if_o he_o have_v not_o have_v the_o bishopric_n of_o breme_n and_o other_o land_n and_o province_n as_o fief_n of_o the_o empire_n in_o his_o possession_n to_o have_v make_v he_o a_o member_n thereof_o and_o that_o the_o prince_n elector_n palatine_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o territory_n just_o claim_v the_o vicariat_fw-la of_o the_o empire_n have_v never_o be_v make_v the_o eight_o elector_n if_o he_o have_v not_o have_v part_n of_o the_o palatinate_n which_o he_o now_o enjoy_v for_o certain_o if_o the_o care_n and_o wisdom_n of_o our_o progenitor_n or_o ancestor_n can_v not_o think_v it_o fit_v to_o compose_v that_o high_a court_n of_o judicature_n of_o stranger_n or_o grant_v they_o a_o inheritance_n in_o it_o which_o have_v no_o land_n or_o possession_n to_o make_v they_o a_o concernment_n and_o to_o be_v more_o careful_a of_o the_o good_a of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o oliver_n or_o dick_n of_o the_o address_n will_v have_v do_v their_o mongrel_n scotch_a that_o have_v no_o land_n at_o all_o in_o england_n but_o a_o stock_n of_o knavery_n but_o will_v rather_o bring_v in_o such_o as_o have_v the_o best_a estate_n and_o hold_v by_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o serviceable_a tenor_n in_o order_n to_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o king_n and_o country_n and_o be_v the_o most_o honourable_a wise_a and_o understanding_n than_o such_o as_o have_v be_v servant_n or_o of_o a_o low_a extraction_n &_o race_n of_o mankind_n &_o by_o their_o folly_n and_o whimsy_n have_v not_o long_o ago_o toss_v and_o tumble_v about_o poor_a england_n like_o a_o football_n which_o may_v call_v to_o our_o remembrance_n that_o opinion_n or_o a_o lage_n of_o the_o ancient_n that_o jupiter_n subdâ—xit_fw-la seruis_fw-la dimidium_fw-la mentis_fw-la that_o god_n will_v not_o allow_v servant_n or_o man_n little_o better_a or_o rude_o and_o ignorant_o educate_v any_o more_o than_o to_o be_v half_o witted_a some_o of_o our_o late_a leveller_n at_o the_o same_o time_n make_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o ancient_a great_a estate_n of_o the_o peer_n and_o baron_n of_o england_n and_o that_o lesser_a which_o they_o now_o enjoy_v to_o be_v a_o objection_n against_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n in_o parliament_n for_o that_o now_o as_o they_o mistaken_o surmise_v they_o can_v not_o as_o former_o be_v a_o bank_n or_o balance_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n and_o howsoever_o that_o the_o temporal_a baron_n as_o well_o those_o which_o be_v since_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o reign_n oâ—_n r._n 2._o create_v by_o patent_n to_o be_v unum_fw-la baronum_fw-la angliae_fw-la as_o in_o sir_n john_n beauchamp_v patent_n to_o be_v baron_n of_o holt_n or_o as_o many_o late_a to_o have_v loâ—um_n voâ—em_fw-la et_fw-la sedem_fw-la in_fw-la parliamento_fw-la to_o have_v voice_n and_o place_n in_o the_o parliament_n as_o those_o that_o hold_v per_fw-la baroniam_fw-la and_o that_o those_o that_o hold_v per_fw-la baroniam_fw-la and_o be_v baron_n by_o tenure_n do_v not_o come_v to_o parliament_n but_o when_o they_o be_v summon_v by_o the_o king_n writ_n as_o the_o bishop_n also_o do_v not_o and_o as_o in_o the_o earl_n of_o bristol_n case_n be_v adjudge_v in_o the_o late_a king_n time_n be_v to_o have_v their_o writ_n of_o summons_n ex_fw-la debito_fw-la justitiae_fw-la as_o of_o right_a due_a unto_o they_o yet_o a_o first_o second_o or_o three_o summons_n which_o be_v only_o and_o proper_o to_o give_v notice_n when_o and_o where_o the_o parliament_n begin_v can_v as_o mr._n william_n prynne_n have_v learned_o prove_v peer_n any_o way_n make_v or_o entitle_v any_o man_n which_o shall_v be_v so_o summon_v to_o be_v a_o peer_n or_o baron_n that_o be_v not_o a_o baron_n by_o prescription_n or_o be_v not_o create_v nor_o do_v that_o clause_n in_o the_o patent_n of_o creation_n do_v or_o operate_v any_o more_o than_o that_o such_o new_a create_a baron_n who_o be_v also_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o as_o all_o the_o other_o baron_n do_v aught_o to_o do_v their_o homage_n shall_v be_v one_o of_o the_o baron_n in_o parliament_n &_o have_v voice_n and_o place_n there_o deny_v that_o they_o that_o sit_v there_o by_o tenure_n and_o per_fw-la baroniam_fw-la do_v not_o sit_v there_o and_o enjoy_v their_o honour_n and_o dignity_n as_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o per_fw-la baroniam_fw-la or_o that_o those_o that_o come_v in_o by_o patent_n among_o they_o do_v enjoy_v their_o place_n as_o incorporate_v and_o admit_v among_o they_o and_o not_o as_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o be_v add_v to_o they_o do_v help_n to_o continue_v the_o society_n or_o court_n though_o they_o be_v not_o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o original_a or_o constitution_n as_o prebend_n add_v â—o_o a_o cathedral_n church_n may_v make_v they_o to_o be_v of_o the_o old_a constitution_n but_o take_v it_o not_o away_o and_o as_o the_o grant_n of_o king_n h._n 8._o to_o the_o abbot_n of_o tavestock_n quod_fw-la sit_fw-la unus_fw-la de_fw-la spiritualibus_fw-la et_fw-la religiosis_fw-la dominis_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la can_v not_o have_v alter_v his_o former_a and_o better_a condition_n if_o he_o have_v hold_v any_o land_n per_fw-la baroniam_fw-la and_o though_o the_o creation_n by_o patent_n may_v well_o enough_o sustain_v the_o privilege_n of_o those_o that_o sit_v and_o be_v introduce_v by_o it_o yet_o the_o great_a number_n or_o as_o many_o of_o the_o earl_n and_o baron_n as_o hold_v per_fw-la baroniam_fw-la such_o as_o the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n and_o oxford_n lord_n berkley_n mowbray_n abergaveny_n fitz_n walter_n audley_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr ware_n and_o that_o great_a number_n which_o be_v before_o r._n 2._o and_o be_v not_o create_v by_o letter_n patent_n and_o have_v not_o the_o clause_n of_o locum_fw-la vocem_fw-la et_fw-la sedem_fw-la in_o parliamento_fw-la will_v lose_v their_o peerage_n and_o right_a of_o sit_v in_o parliament_n if_o the_o other_o do_v not_o when_o as_o their_o patent_n give_v they_o sedem_fw-la vocem_fw-la et_fw-la locum_fw-la in_o parliamento_fw-la do_v but_o entitle_v they_o to_o be_v of_o that_o house_n whereof_o the_o other_o earl_n and_o baron_n be_v and_o to_o be_v but_o as_o the_o former_a baron_n be_v which_o hold_v per_fw-la baroniam_fw-la and_o in_o capite_fw-la as_o if_o a_o lord_n of_o a_o manor_n can_v create_v a_o man_n to_o be_v one_o of_o his_o copyholders_n he_o shall_v be_v no_o otherwise_o then_o as_o a_o
coppy-holder_n of_o that_o manor_n and_o those_o patent_n lord_n do_v by_o their_o patent_n hold_v their_o honour_n and_o dignity_n in_o capite_fw-la though_o it_o be_v not_o express_v in_o their_o paâ—ents_n and_o shall_v pay_v as_o great_a a_o relief_n as_o the_o other_o earl_n and_o baron_n do_v by_o tenure_n for_o no_o man_n can_v sit_v there_o but_o as_o a_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o acknowledge_v his_o sovereign_n unless_o a_o coordination_n shall_v be_v suppose_v and_o that_o dangerous_a doctrine_n again_o encourage_v nor_o can_v these_o by_o creation_n sit_v if_o the_o house_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o change_n of_o the_o other_o tenor_n for_o that_o they_o be_v but_o adjunct_n and_o associate_n of_o they_o which_o be_v so_o well_o understand_v by_o sir_n edw._n coke_n to_o be_v a_o shake_n if_o not_o a_o overturning_a of_o the_o foundation_n of_o that_o high_a and_o most_o honourable_a court_n or_o judicatorie_a as_o in_o the_o parliament_n of_o the_o 18_o â—h_a year_n of_o king_n james_n in_o the_o proposition_n which_o be_v then_o on_o foot_n to_o change_v the_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n into_o free_a and_o common_a socage_n ward_n he_o and_o some_o of_o the_o old_a parliament_n man_n advise_v a_o proviso_n to_o be_v insert_v in_o that_o intend_a act_n of_o parliament_n that_o the_o bishop_n notwithstanding_o that_o their_o barony_n shall_v be_v hold_v in_o socage_n shall_v continue_v lord_n of_o parliament_n and_o in_o our_o late_a time_n in_o that_o great_a inundation_n of_o mistake_a liberty_n when_o the_o outrage_n of_o the_o vulgar_a and_o common_a people_n greedy_o pursue_v the_o dictate_v of_o their_o ignorance_n and_o fancy_n and_o that_o after_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n have_v be_v shut_v up_o and_o vote_v to_o be_v useless_a and_o dangerous_a the_o person_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o england_n which_o the_o law_n and_o the_o reasonable_a and_o ancient_a as_o well_o as_o modern_a custom_n of_o england_n do_v never_o allow_v to_o be_v arrest_v be_v arrest_v and_o hale_v to_o prison_n in_o the_o seek_v a_o remedy_n whereof_o some_o of_o the_o baronage_n plead_v their_o privilege_n it_o be_v in_o easter_n term_n 1650._o 1650._o in_o the_o king_n or_o upper_a bench_n in_o the_o argument_n of_o the_o countess_n of_o rivers_n case_n argue_v and_o urge_v that_o all_o tenor_n as_o well_o as_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n be_v take_v away_o so_o that_o the_o court_n hold_v that_o the_o privilege_n be_v not_o allowable_a for_o that_o she_o never_o have_v reference_n to_o the_o parliament_n or_o to_o do_v any_o public_a service_n the_o cause_n be_v adjourn_v wherefore_o see_v that_o the_o custom_n of_o a_o court_n be_v the_o law_n of_o a_o court_n and_o the_o interrupton_a of_o a_o custom_n case_n prescription_n or_o franchise_n very_o dangerous_a and_o cessante_fw-la causa_fw-la tollitur_fw-la effectus_fw-la the_o cause_n or_o foundation_n take_v away_o the_o effect_n or_o building_n fail_v that_o a_o lord_n of_o a_o manor_n be_v not_o able_a to_o create_v a_o manor_n or_o make_v a_o lease-holder_n or_o tenant_n of_o one_o manor_n to_o enjoy_v the_o same_o privilege_n which_o he_o do_v former_o &_o be_v incorporate_a &_o a_o tenant_n in_o another_o manor_n a_o house_n with_o a_o common_a appendent_a or_o which_o be_v before_o belong_v unto_o it_o once_o pull_v down_o though_o build_v up_o again_o lose_v its_o common_a and_o prescription_n or_o if_o a_o copyhold_n estate_n come_v to_o the_o lord_n by_o forfeiture_n 31._o escheat_n or_o otherwise_o if_o he_o make_v a_o lease_n or_o otherwise_o it_o be_v no_o more_o grantable_a by_o copy_n of_o court_n roll_n or_o make_v a_o feoffment_n upon_o condition_n and_o after_o enter_v for_o the_o condition_n break_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v regranted_a by_o copy_n case_n and_o if_o a_o man_n have_v libertye_n by_o prescription_n &_o take_v letter_n patent_n of_o they_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o record_n drown_v or_o take_v away_o the_o prescription_n as_o be_v hold_v in_o 33_o h._n 8._o tit_n precription_n br._n 102._o etc._n etc._n or_o if_o as_o in_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n for_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o monastery_n the_o king_n shall_v be_v before_o the_o tenor_n be_v ordain_v to_o be_v in_o free_a and_o common_a soccage_n make_v or_o derive_v to_o be_v in_o the_o actual_a seâ—sin_n and_o possession_n of_o all_o the_o land_n there_o will_v be_v cause_n and_o reason_n enough_o to_o make_v a_o stand_n or_o a_o pause_n and_o inquire_v further_o into_o it_o for_o if_o the_o subversion_n of_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n will_v not_o total_o or_o at_o once_o ruin_n and_o dissolve_v the_o house_n of_o peer_n in_o parliament_n or_o put_v upon_o it_o a_o new_a constitution_n it_o will_v not_o be_v good_a certain_o to_o leave_v that_o house_n and_o most_o high_a and_o honourable_a court_n and_o all_o its_o just_a right_n and_o privilege_n which_o have_v already_o so_o much_o suffer_v by_o the_o assault_n and_o battery_n of_o faction_n and_o vulgar_a frenzy_n to_o a_o after_o question_n of_o moot_v point_n whether_o or_o no_o it_o be_v not_o dissolve_v or_o put_v upon_o a_o new_a foundation_n and_o must_v needs_o be_v very_o dangerous_a when_o as_o one_o of_o the_o three_o estate_n under_o the_o king_n which_o be_v supreme_a and_o not_o coordinate_a viz._n the_o bishop_n and_o lord_n spiritual_a be_v lop_v off_o the_o second_o which_o be_v the_o lord_n temporal_a shall_v be_v but_o either_o suspect_v or_o doubt_v to_o have_v a_o be_v and_o the_o three_o which_o be_v the_o house_n of_o commons_o shall_v upâ—â—_n the_o next_o advantage_n or_o distemper_n of_o that_o paâ—â—y_n which_o late_o gain_v so_o much_o by_o â—_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v the_o sovereign_n bâ—â—ancied_v â—o_o be_v above_o both_o it_o and_o the_o king_n who_o as_o the_o head_n be_v above_o they_o both_o and_o too_o much_o gratify_v that_o late_o illegal_a and_o unwaâ—rentable_a opinion_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o in_o parliament_n or_o that_o they_o alone_o be_v the_o parliament_n of_o england_n destroy_v the_o hope_n and_o right_n of_o the_o bishop_n be_v the_o three_o estate_n in_o parliament_n of_o ever_o be_v restore_v or_o admit_v again_o into_o it_o from_o which_o after_o a_o force_n and_o a_o protestation_n solemn_o make_v against_o it_o &_o twelve_o of_o they_o imprison_v for_o make_v of_o it_o they_o be_v by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o a_o 17._o car._n regis_fw-la primi_fw-la prohibit_v they_o as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o clergy_n man_n to_o intermeddle_v in_o any_o temporal_a affair_n or_o proceed_n exclude_v the_o house_n have_v all_o their_o estate_n afterward_o by_o a_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o without_o be_v cite_v or_o hear_v and_o without_o the_o king_n consent_n and_o after_o his_o go_v from_o the_o parliament_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o war_n and_o hostility_n betwixt_o they_o confiscate_v and_o take_v from_o they_o &_o by_o the_o take_n away_o of_o tenor_n per_fw-la baroniam_fw-la be_v the_o only_a cause_n and_o reason_n of_o their_o sit_v there_o and_o constitute_v they_o a_o three_o estate_n will_v now_o after_o his_o majesty_n happy_a restoration_n when_o the_o wave_n and_o rage_n of_o the_o people_n be_v so_o calm_v and_o cease_v as_o the_o halcyon_n be_v prepare_v to_o build_v her_o nest_n be_v more_o than_o ever_o make_v to_o be_v altogether_o impossible_a hinder_v and_o restrain_v our_o prince_n from_o recovery_n of_o foreign_a right_n a_o necessary_a enlarge_n their_o dominion_n make_v a_o offensive_a war_n or_o pursue_v a_o fly_a or_o like_a to_o be_v recruit_v enemy_n which_o in_o keep_v a_o kingdom_n in_o peace_n and_o plenty_n or_o maintain_v the_o commerce_n thereof_o will_v be_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o policy_n and_o good_a government_n as_o necessary_a as_o that_o of_o david_n revenge_v upon_o the_o ammonite_n the_o affront_v do_v to_o his_o ambassador_n the_o war_n of_o our_o edward_n the_o three_o or_o h._n 5._o in_o france_n of_o the_o great_a gustavus_n king_n of_o sweden_n in_o germany_n or_o the_o now_o king_n of_o denmark_n and_o marquesse_n of_o brandenburghe_n war_n upon_o charles_n late_a king_n of_o sweden_n and_o when_o any_o of_o those_o occasion_n or_o necessity_n shall_v offer_v themselves_o or_o enforce_v a_o forinsecum_fw-la serviciuâ—_n or_o service_n in_o foreign_a war_n shall_v have_v none_o but_o auxiliary_n &_o hireling_n to_o go_v along_o with_o they_o when_o as_o several_a act_n of_o parliament_n do_v prohibit_v the_o enforce_n hobler_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o light_a horseman_n archer_n train_v band_n and_o common_a soldier_n to_o go_v out_o of_o their_o country_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o case_n of_o necessity_n which_o the_o common_a people_n know_v not_o
seisins_n and_o livery_n and_o all_o other_o incident_n belong_v to_o the_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n be_v reserve_v and_o continue_v to_o the_o king_n and_o mesne_n lord_n and_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o ward_n be_v put_v to_o a_o just_a apportionment_n and_o rate_n not_o to_o box_v or_o bid_v with_o every_o pretender_n or_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v procure_v on_o purpose_n and_o be_v think_v by_o the_o son_n of_o rapine_n to_o be_v a_o parcel_n of_o godliness_n according_a to_o two_o year_n present_a value_n of_o the_o estate_n and_o a_o moderate_a rate_n or_o rent_n for_o the_o land_n and_o if_o that_o they_o do_v not_o like_a to_o sue_v or_o be_v sue_v in_o that_o court_n may_v do_v it_o either_o in_o the_o exchequer_n or_o chancery_n and_o try_v which_o of_o those_o court_n they_o shall_v like_v the_o better_a there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v show_v why_o wardship_n rent_n and_o marriage_n money_n shall_v not_o be_v pay_v as_o quiet_o or_o without_o the_o noise_n or_o clamour_n of_o oppressioon_n by_o some_o orderly_a course_n to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o collect_v of_o it_o as_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o arch-bishoppricks_a bishopric_n and_o all_o the_o clergye_n benefice_n which_o be_v at_o first_o derive_v from_o the_o pope_n usurpation_n and_o afterward_o settle_v in_o the_o crown_n or_o as_o the_o ten_o of_o all_o the_o monasterye_n and_o religious_a land_n which_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v settle_v in_o the_o crown_n for_o the_o support_n and_o maintenance_n thereof_o and_o now_o all_o the_o line_n be_v come_v in_o and_o meet_v in_o one_o centre_n we_o may_v ask_v the_o day_n that_o be_v past_a and_o demand_v of_o the_o son_n of_o novelty_n how_o it_o shall_v happen_v or_o where_o the_o invisible_a cause_n or_o reason_n lurk_v that_o a_o people_n at_o least_o too_o many_o of_o they_o not_o long_o ago_o covenant_v whether_o his_o late_a majesty_n will_v or_o no_o to_o preserve_v his_o honour_n right_n and_o jurisdiction_n and_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v that_o they_o have_v no_o intention_n to_o diminish_v they_o shall_v press_v or_o persuade_v the_o king_n to_o part_v with_o the_o vital_n of_o his_o regality_n or_o let_v out_o the_o blood_n thereof_o to_o take_v in_o water_n instead_o of_o it_o which_o that_o learned_a john_n earl_n of_o bristol_n who_o in_o his_o many_o travail_n and_o embassy_n to_o foreign_a prince_n have_v observe_v the_o several_a strength_n policy_n and_o defect_n of_o government_n of_o all_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n of_o christendom_n 58._o can_v think_v no_o otherwise_o of_o that_o high_a and_o just_a prerogative_n of_o king_n than_o that_o to_o discharge_v the_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la will_v be_v consequent_o to_o discharge_v they_o of_o their_o service_n to_o the_o crown_n when_o as_o their_o can_v be_v neither_o cause_n nor_o reason_n to_o make_v any_o such_o demand_n and_o that_o all_o the_o lord_n of_o manor_n in_o england_n who_o may_v already_o find_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o make_v too_o many_o small_a size_a freeholder_n and_o i_o wish_v the_o kingdom_n may_v not_o feel_v it_o in_o the_o election_n of_o parliament_n man_n and_o knight_n of_o the_o shire_n as_o well_o as_o it_o do_v already_o by_o the_o faction_n and_o ignorance_n of_o such_o as_o choose_v burgess_n in_o town_n and_o corporation_n who_o many_o time_n choose_v without_o eye_n ear_n or_o understanding_n will_v not_o be_v well_o content_a to_o have_v the_o many_o perplex_a and_o tedious_a suit_n at_o law_n betwixt_o they_o and_o their_o troublesome_a tenant_n about_o custom_n and_o fine_n incertain_a which_o in_o every_o year_n do_v vex_v and_o trouble_v the_o court_n in_o westminster_n hall_n or_o that_o which_o the_o late_a feavorish_a fancy_n of_o some_o will_v call_v norman_a slaverye_n shall_v be_v either_o a_o cause_n that_o they_o must_v be_v force_v or_o over_o entreat_v to_o part_v with_o their_o copyhold_n estate_n herryot_n fine_n for_o alienation_n and_o all_o other_o incident_n thereunto_o belong_v or_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o good_a bargain_n to_o have_v no_o compensation_n or_o recompense_n at_o all_o for_o they_o or_o no_o more_o than_o after_o the_o rate_n of_o what_o might_n communibus_fw-la annis_n one_o year_n with_o another_o be_v make_v of_o they_o whenas_o to_o have_v the_o intend_a recompense_n for_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n pay_v as_o be_v now_o propose_v by_o a_o part_n of_o the_o excise_n or_o curse_n of_o the_o people_n or_o to_o have_v the_o poor_a bear_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o rich_a or_o those_o to_o bear_v the_o burden_n of_o it_o which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o concern_v in_o any_o such_o purchase_n or_o alteration_n and_o will_v be_v a_o act_n which_o can_v have_v no_o more_o justice_n or_o equity_n in_o it_o then_o that_o the_o payment_n of_o first-fruit_n which_o be_v mere_o ecclesiastical_a shall_v be_v distribute_v and_o charge_v for_o ever_o upon_o the_o laity_n and_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o the_o clergy_n that_o the_o ten_o which_o the_o laity_n and_o some_o of_o the_o clergy_n do_v now_o content_o pay_v shall_v be_v communicate_v and_o lay_v upon_o all_o the_o kingdom_n in_o general_n in_o a_o perpetuity_n that_o the_o drain_n or_o maintain_v the_o bank_n and_o sluice_n and_o misfortune_n many_o time_n of_o the_o fen_n in_o lincolnshire_n and_o other_o particular_a place_n shall_v be_v charge_v upon_o the_o estate_n of_o all_o the_o man_n in_o england_n that_o can_v not_o be_v concern_v either_o in_o profit_n loss_n or_o dâ—nger_n or_o that_o in_o the_o enclose_v of_o commons_o or_o in_o deafforrestation_n the_o commoner_n shall_v have_v their_o compensation_n pay_v by_o all_o man_n in_o city_n town_n and_o country_n for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o 〈…〉_z nor_o be_v ever_o like_a to_o be_v any_o gain_n or_o advantage_n to_o they_o or_o that_o the_o loss_n of_o merchant_n by_o shipwrack_n pirate_n or_o letter_n of_o reprisal_n shall_v be_v repair_v and_o bear_v by_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n that_o go_v no_o partnership_n or_o gain_n with_o they_o or_o which_o way_n the_o people_n of_o england_n shall_v think_v it_o to_o be_v for_o their_o good_a or_o safety_n that_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o saul_n there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o sword_n or_o spear_n in_o israel_n that_o the_o lord_n of_o england_n who_o great_a ancestor_n help_v to_o maintain_v all_o our_o liberty_n be_v in_o parliament_n in_o the_o 20_o the_o year_n of_o king_n h._n 3._o press_v by_o the_o bishop_n to_o enact_v that_o child_n bear_v before_o matrimony_n when_o their_o parent_n after_o marry_v shall_v be_v legitimate_a answer_v nolumus_fw-la mutare_fw-la leges_fw-la angliae_fw-la we_o will_v not_o change_v the_o law_n of_o england_n shall_v not_o take_v the_o overturning_a so_o many_o of_o the_o fundamental_a law_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o be_v the_o ruin_n or_o destruction_n of_o it_o to_o be_v of_o a_o great_a concernment_n and_o that_o the_o king_n will_v not_o think_v it_o to_o be_v a_o most_o christian_a as_o well_o as_o a_o heroic_a answer_n of_o john_n king_n of_o france_n france_n when_o he_o be_v a_o prisoner_n in_o england_n to_o our_o king_n e._n 3._o and_o be_v deny_v his_o liberty_n unless_o he_o will_v among_o other_o thing_n do_v homage_n for_o the_o realm_n of_o france_n and_o acknowledge_v to_o hold_v it_o of_o england_n that_o he_o must_v not_o speak_v to_o he_o of_o that_o which_o he_o neither_o ought_v nor_o will_v do_v to_o alienate_v a_o right_a inalienable_n that_o he_o be_v resolve_v at_o what_o price_n soever_o to_o leave_v it_o to_o his_o child_n as_o he_o have_v receive_v it_o from_o his_o ancestor_n that_o affliction_n may_v well_o engage_v his_o person_n but_o not_o the_o inviolable_a right_n of_o the_o crown_n where_o he_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v bear_v over_o which_o neither_o prison_n nor_o death_n have_v any_o power_n and_o especial_o in_o he_o who_o shall_v hold_v his_o life_n well_o employ_v sacrifice_v it_o for_o the_o immortal_a preservation_n of_o france_n and_o that_o the_o people_n of_o england_n shall_v not_o rather_o imitate_v the_o wisdom_n as_o well_o as_o goodness_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n when_o as_o benhadad_o not_o content_a with_o ahab_n homage_n have_v demand_v unreasonable_a thing_n of_o he_o 20.8_o say_v unto_o the_o king_n harken_v not_o unto_o he_o nor_o consent_n but_o remember_v that_o it_o be_v their_o forefather_n which_o in_o a_o parliament_n of_o king_n e._n 3._o hold_v in_o the_o 42_o the_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n declare_v that_o they_o can_v not_o assent_v to_o any_o thing_n in_o parliament_n that_o tend_v to_o the_o disherison_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o crown_n to_o which_o they_o be_v swear_v
shilling_n for_o a_o whole_a knight_n fee_n and_o after_o that_o rate_n proportionable_o ibm_n 35._o if_o the_o guardian_n make_v a_o feoffement_n of_o the_o ward_n land_n he_o shall_v have_v a_o writ_n of_o novel_a disseisin_n and_o upon_o recovery_n the_o seisin_n shall_v be_v deliver_v to_o the_o next_o friend_n and_o the_o guardian_n shall_v loose_v the_o wardship_n 3_o e._n 1._o ca._n 47._o usurpation_n of_o a_o church_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o the_o heir_n shall_v not_o prejudice_v he_o 13_o e._n 1.5_o admeasurement_fw-fr of_o dower_n shall_v be_v grant_v to_o a_o guardian_n and_o the_o heir_n shall_v not_o be_v bar_v by_o the_o suit_n of_o the_o guardian_n if_o there_o be_v collusion_n 13_o e._n 1.7_o next_o friend_n shall_v be_v permit_v to_o sue_v if_o the_o heir_n be_v â—loyned_v 13_o e._n 1.15_o if_o part_n of_o the_o land_n be_v sell_v the_o service_n shall_v be_v apportion_v westmr._n 3.2_o escheator_n shall_v commit_v no_o waste_n in_o ward_n land_n 28_o e._n 1_o 18._o if_o land_n without_o cause_n be_v seize_v by_o the_o escheator_n the_o issue_n and_o mesne_n profit_n shall_v be_v restore_v 21_o e._n 1.19_o where_o it_o be_v find_v by_o inquest_n that_o land_n be_v not_o hold_v of_o the_o king_n the_o escheator_n shall_v without_o delay_n return_v the_o possession_n stat_n de_fw-fr escheatoribus_fw-la 29_o e._n 1._o escheator_n shall_v have_v sufficient_a in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o minister_v to_o answer_v the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n if_o any_o shall_v complain_v 4_o e_z 3.9.5_o e._n 3_o 4._o shall_v be_v choose_v by_o the_o chancellor_n treasurer_n and_o chief_a baron_n take_v unto_o they_o the_o chief_a justice_n of_o the_o one_o bench_n and_o the_o other_o if_o they_o be_v present_a and_o no_o escheator_n shall_v tarry_v in_o his_o office_n above_o a_o year_n 14_o e._n 3.8_o a_o ward_n shall_v have_v a_o action_n of_o waste_n against_o his_o guardian_n and_o escheator_n shall_v make_v no_o waste_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o king_n ward_n 14_o e._n 3_o 13._o aid_v to_o make_v the_o king_n son_n a_o knight_n or_o to_o marry_v his_o daughter_n shall_v be_v in_o no_o other_o manner_n then_o according_a to_o the_o statute_n thereof_o former_o make_v 25_o e._n 3_o 11._o traverse_n of_o office_n find_v before_o escheator_n upon_o die_n seize_v or_o alienation_n without_o licence_n shall_v be_v try_v in_o the_o king_n bench_n 34_o e._n 3_o 14._o a_o escheator_n shall_v have_v no_o pec_n of_o wood_n fish_n or_o venison_n out_o of_o the_o ward_n land_n 38_o e._n 3_o 13._o an_fw-mi idempnitate_fw-la nominis_fw-la shall_v be_v grant_v of_o another_o man_n land_n seize_v by_o a_o escheator_n 37_o e_z 1.2_o no_o escheator_n shall_v be_v make_v unless_o he_o have_v twenty_o pound_n land_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la or_o more_o in_o fee_fw-mi and_o they_o shall_v execute_v their_o office_n in_o proper_a person_n the_o chancellor_n shall_v make_v escheator_n without_o any_o gift_n or_o brokage_n and_o shall_v make_v they_o of_o the_o most_o lawful_a man_n and_o sufficient_a 12_o r._n 2.2_o a_o escheator_n or_o commissioner_n shall_v take_v no_o inquest_n but_o by_o such_o person_n as_o shall_v be_v return_v by_o the_o sheriff_n they_o shall_v retorn_a the_o office_n find_v before_o they_o and_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v let_v to_o farm_n to_o he_o that_o tender_v a_o traverse_n to_o the_o office_n 8_o h._n 6.16_o inquisition_n shall_v be_v take_v by_o escheator_n in_o good_a town_n and_o open_a place_n and_o they_o shall_v not_o take_v above_o forty_o shilling_n for_o find_v a_o office_n under_o the_o penalty_n of_o forty_o pound_n 23_o h._n 6_o 17._o woman_n at_o the_o age_n of_o fourteen_o year_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o death_n of_o their_o ancestor_n without_o question_n or_o difficulty_n shall_v have_v livery_n of_o their_o land_n 39_o h._n 6.2_o no_o office_n shall_v be_v return_v into_o any_o of_o the_o king_n court_n by_o any_o escheator_n or_o commissioner_n but_o which_o be_v find_v by_o a_o jury_n and_o none_o to_o be_v a_o escheator_n who_o have_v not_o forty_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la above_o all_o reprise_n the_o juror_n to_o have_v land_n of_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o forty_o shilling_n within_o the_o shire_n the_o forman_n of_o the_o jury_n shall_v keep_v the_o counter_a part_n of_o the_o inquisition_n and_o the_o escheator_n must_v receive_v the_o inquisition_n find_v by_o the_o jury_n as_o also_o the_o office_n or_o inquisition_n shall_v be_v receive_v in_o the_o chancery_n and_o exchequer_n 1_o h._n 8_o ca._n 8._o land_n shall_v be_v lâ—t_v to_o farm_n to_o he_o that_o offer_v to_o traverse_v the_o office_n before_o the_o office_n or_o inquest_n return_v or_o within_o three_o month_n after_o 1_o h._n 8_o ca._n 10._o the_o respite_n of_o homage_n of_o land_n not_o exceed_v five_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o be_v but_o eight_o penny_n the_o yearly_a value_n of_o land_n not_o exceed_v twenty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o be_v take_v as_o it_o be_v find_v in_o the_o inquisition_n except_o it_o by_o examination_n otherwise_o appear_v to_o the_o master_n of_o the_o ward_n surveyer_n attorney_n or_o receiver_n general_n or_o three_o of_o they_o or_o that_o it_o shall_v otherwise_o appear_v and_o be_v declare_v in_o any_o of_o the_o king_n court_n no_o escheator_n shall_v sit_v virtute_fw-la officii_fw-la where_o the_o land_n be_v five_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la or_o above_o the_o escheator_n shall_v take_v for_o find_v of_o a_o office_n not_o exceed_v five_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la but_o six_o shilling_n eight_o penny_n for_o his_o fee_n and_o for_o the_o write_n of_o the_o office_n three_o shilling_n four_o penny_n for_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o jury_n three_o shilling_n and_o for_o the_o officer_n and_o minister_n of_o any_o court_n that_o shall_v receive_v the_o same_o record_n two_o shilling_n upon_o pain_n of_o five_o pound_n to_o the_o escheator_n for_o every_o time_n so_o offend_v the_o master_n and_o court_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o moderate_v any_o fine_n or_o recognizance_n 33_o h_n 8.22_o the_o heir_n of_o land_n not_o exceed_v five_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la may_v sue_v his_o general_n livery_n by_o warrant_n only_o out_o of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n although_o there_o be_v no_o inquisition_n or_o office_n find_v or_o certify_v the_o interest_n of_o every_o lesser_a tenant_n for_o term_n of_o year_n copyholder_n or_o other_o person_n have_v interest_n in_o any_o land_n find_v in_o any_o office_n or_o inquisition_n shall_v be_v save_v though_o they_o be_v not_o find_v by_o office_n the_o heir_n upon_o a_o aetate_fw-la probanda_fw-la shall_v have_v a_o oustâ—e_n le_fw-fr maines_z and_o the_o profit_n of_o his_o land_n from_o the_o time_n that_o he_o come_v to_o age_n and_o if_o any_o office_n be_v untrue_o find_v a_o traverse_n shall_v be_v allow_v or_o a_o monstrans_fw-la de_fw-fr droit_n without_o be_v drive_v to_o any_o petition_n of_o right_n though_o the_o king_n be_v entitle_v by_o a_o double_a matter_n of_o record_n a_o traverse_n to_o a_o office_n shall_v be_v allow_v where_o a_o wrong_a tenure_n be_v find_v a_o ignoramus_fw-la â—ound_n of_o a_o tenure_n shall_v not_o be_v take_v to_o be_v any_o tenure_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o upon_o a_o traverse_v a_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la shall_v be_v award_v against_o the_o king_n patentee_n 2_o and_o 3_o e_z 6._o ca._n 8._o and_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o certain_a or_o common_a grievance_n or_o so_o much_o as_o a_o likelihood_n of_o any_o to_o have_v rise_v or_o happen_v by_o such_o tenor_n and_o benefit_n which_o many_o be_v the_o better_a for_o and_o have_v no_o reason_n at_o all_o to_o find_v fault_n with_o &_o w_z ch_n many_o more_o be_v strive_v to_o deserve_v of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n &_o the_o nobility_n &_o great_a man_n of_o this_o kingdom_n the_o parliament_n that_o have_v be_v ever_o since_o the_o 8_o the_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 3._o will_v not_o have_v make_v so_o many_o act_n of_o parliament_n for_o their_o establishment_n or_o tend_v to_o their_o preservation_n &_o if_o we_o shall_v believe_v as_o it_o can_v be_v well_o deny_v that_o parliament_n have_v be_v sometime_o mistake_v and_o enact_v that_o which_o they_o have_v afterward_o think_v fit_a to_o repeal_v yet_o it_o come_v not_o within_o the_o virge_z or_o compass_n of_o any_o probability_n that_o parliament_n where_o all_o grievance_n be_v most_o common_o represent_v shall_v for_o almost_o four_o hundred_o year_n together_o in_o a_o succession_n of_o many_o king_n &_o parliament_n enact_v or_o continue_v grievance_n instead_o of_o remedy_n &_o neither_o find_v those_o tenor_n to_o be_v inconvenient_a or_o not_o fit_a to_o be_v continue_v or_o so_o much_o as_o complain_v of_o they_o but_o as_o if_o they_o be_v blessing_n of_o a_o
waist_n in_o the_o ward_n land_n or_o seize_v land_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v seize_v et_fw-la omnes_fw-la illi_fw-la qui_fw-la sentiunt_fw-la se_fw-la super_fw-la hiis_fw-la gravatos_fw-la &_o inde_fw-la conqueri_fw-la voluerint_fw-la audiantur_fw-la &_o fiat_fw-la eye_v justitia_fw-la all_o that_o be_v grieve_v be_v to_o be_v hear_v ward_n and_o have_v justice_n do_v they_o and_o the_o tenant_n have_v his_o remedy_n by_o a_o 10._o writ_n of_o ne_fw-fr injust_a vex_v where_o his_o lord_n do_v indebita_fw-la exigere_fw-la servitia_fw-la and_o lest_o any_o thing_n shall_v but_o come_v within_o the_o suspicion_n of_o a_o grievance_n or_o that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n and_o the_o latitude_n which_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 32_o h._n 8._o have_v give_v it_o which_o be_v to_o be_v as_o fix_v as_o the_o trust_n which_o be_v commit_v to_o it_o shall_v in_o the_o intervall_n of_o parliament_n or_o seldome_a case_n be_v any_o thing_n like_o to_o a_o burden_n or_o inconvenience_n the_o dispose_n and_o grant_v of_o wardship_n be_v by_o king_n james_n his_o commission_n and_o instruction_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n in_o 1622._o a_o 1622._o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o people_n may_v stand_v assure_v that_o he_o desire_v nothing_o more_o than_o that_o their_o child_n and_o their_o land_n which_o shall_v fall_v unto_o he_o by_o reason_n of_o wardship_n may_v after_o their_o decease_n be_v commit_v in_o their_o near_a and_o trusty_a friend_n or_o to_o such_o as_o they_o by_o will_n or_o otherwise_o commit_v the_o charge_n unto_o upon_o such_o valuable_a consideration_n as_o be_v just_a and_o reasonable_a that_o the_o parent_n and_o ancestor_n may_v depart_v in_o great_a peace_n in_o hope_n of_o his_o gracious_a favour_n their_o friend_n may_v see_v their_o child_n bring_v up_o in_o piety_n and_o learning_n and_o may_v take_v such_o care_n as_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o inheritance_n if_o they_o will_v seek_v the_o same_o in_o time_n ordered_n that_o no_o direction_n for_o the_o find_n of_o any_o office_n be_v give_v for_o the_o wardship_n of_o the_o body_n and_o land_n of_o any_o ward_n until_o the_o end_n of_o one_o month_n next_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o ward_n ancestor_n but_o to_o the_o near_a and_o trusty_a friend_n of_o the_o ward_n or_o other_o person_n nominate_v by_o the_o ancestor_n in_o the_o ward_n behalf_n who_o may_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n become_v suitor_n for_o the_o same_o among_o who_o choice_n may_v be_v make_v of_o the_o best_a and_o fit_a no_o composition_n agreement_n or_o promise_v of_o any_o wardship_n or_o lease_n of_o land_n be_v make_v until_o the_o office_n be_v find_v and_o then_o such_o of_o the_o friend_n to_o have_v preferment_n as_o tender_v their_o petition_n within_o the_o month_n they_o yield_v a_o reasonable_a composition_n the_o master_n attorney_n surveyor_n and_o other_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n be_v to_o inform_v themselves_o as_o particular_o as_o they_o may_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o ward_n estate_n as_o well_o of_o his_o inheritance_n as_o of_o his_o good_n and_o chattel_n the_o estate_n of_o the_o decease_a ancestor_n and_o of_o all_o other_o due_a circumstance_n considerable_a to_o the_o end_n the_o composition_n may_v be_v such_o as_o may_v stand_v with_o the_o king_n reasonable_a profit_n and_o the_o ability_n of_o the_o heir_n estate_n no_o escheator_n shall_v enforce_v any_o man_n to_o show_v his_o evidence_n that_o all_o lease_n of_o ward_n land_n except_o in_o case_n of_o concealment_n be_v make_v with_o little_a or_o no_o fine_a and_o for_o the_o best_a improve_a yearly_a rent_n that_o shall_v be_v offer_v consideration_n be_v have_v of_o the_o caution_n aforesaid_a that_o no_o recusant_n be_v admit_v to_o compound_v or_o be_v assignee_n of_o any_o wardship_n that_o where_o it_o shall_v appear_v that_o neither_o the_o king_n nor_o his_o progenitor_n within_o the_o space_n of_o threescore_o year_n last_o pass_v enjoy_v any_o benefit_n by_o wardship_n livery_n primer_n seizin_n relief_n respect_n of_o homage_n fiâ—es_n or_o mesne_fw-la rate_v of_o any_o land_n the_o master_n and_o council_n of_o the_o say_a court_n be_v authorize_v to_o remit_v and_o release_v all_o benefit_n and_o profit_n that_o may_v accrue_v to_o the_o king_n thereby_o and_o in_o all_o case_n where_o covenant_n be_v pâ—â—formed_v to_o deliver_v bond_n which_o be_v take_v concern_v the_o same_o and_o that_o upon_o consideration_n of_o circumstance_n which_o may_v happen_v in_o assess_v of_o fine_n for_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o ward_n and_o rent_v of_o their_o land_n either_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o break_a estate_n of_o the_o decease_a want_v of_o provision_n for_o his_o wife_n his_o great_a charge_n of_o child_n unprovided_a for_o infirmity_n or_o tenderness_n of_o the_o heir_n incertainty_n of_o the_o title_n or_o greatness_n of_o encumbrance_n upon_o the_o land_n they_o shall_v have_v liberty_n as_o those_o or_o any_o other_o the_o like_a comsideration_n shall_v offer_v themselves_o to_o use_v that_o good_a discretion_n and_o conscience_n which_o shall_v be_v sit_v in_o mitigate_a or_o abate_v fine_n or_o rent_n to_o the_o relief_n of_o such_o necessity_n in_o pursuance_n whereof_o and_o the_o course_n and_o usage_n of_o that_o court_n as_o well_o before_o as_o after_o the_o say_v instruction_n wardship_n nor_o any_o custody_n or_o lease_n of_o the_o ward_n or_o their_o land_n be_v not_o grant_v in_o any_o surprise_a or_o misinform_v way_n but_o by_o the_o care_n and_o deliberation_n of_o the_o master_n and_o council_n of_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o livery_n upon_o a_o full_a hear_n and_o examination_n of_o all_o party_n and_o pretender_n they_o to_o who_o they_o be_v grant_v covenant_v by_o indenture_n under_o their_o hand_n and_o seal_n with_o bond_n of_o great_a penalty_n to_o perform_v the_o same_o to_o educate_v the_o ward_n according_a to_o his_o degree_n and_o quality_n preserve_v his_o land_n and_o house_n from_o waste_n fall_v no_o coppice_n wood_n grant_v no_o copyhold_n estate_n for_o life_n nor_o appoint_v any_o steward_n to_o keep_v the_o court_n without_o licence_n and_o to_o permit_v the_o feodary_n of_o the_o county_n where_o the_o land_n lie_v yearly_a to_o survey_v and_o superintend_v the_o care_n thereof_o and_o have_v reasonable_a time_n of_o payment_n allow_v they_o and_o can_v not_o likely_o produce_v any_o grievance_n in_o the_o rate_n or_o assess_v of_o fine_n for_o marriage_n or_o for_o rent_n reserve_v during_o the_o minority_n of_o the_o ward_n or_o for_o primer_n seisin_n or_o any_o other_o composition_n when_o as_o the_o king_n of_o england_n since_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o unhappy_a r._n 2._o and_o the_o intermission_n of_o the_o eyres_n and_o those_o strict_a inquiry_n which_o be_v former_o make_v of_o the_o fraud_n or_o concealment_n of_o the_o escheator_n or_o their_o deputy_n in_o the_o business_n of_o tenor_n and_o wardship_n and_o their_o neglect_n or_o not_o improve_n of_o they_o most_o of_o those_o former_a officer_n and_o those_o that_o truck_v with_o they_o not_o do_v that_o right_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o their_o conscience_n and_o their_o king_n and_o benefactor_n have_v for_o some_o age_n pass_v be_v so_o willing_a to_o ease_v their_o people_n or_o comply_v with_o their_o desire_n as_o they_o have_v noâ—_n regard_v aâ—_n all_o their_o own_o profit_n or_o take_v such_o a_o care_n as_o they_o may_v to_o retain_v â—hose_v just_a power_n which_o be_v incident_a or_o necessary_a to_o their_o royal_a government_n but_o by_o leave_v their_o bounty_n and_o kindness_n open_a to_o all_o the_o request_n or_o design_n of_o the_o people_n have_v like_o tender_a heart_a parent_n give_v away_o much_o of_o their_o own_o support_n and_o sustenance_n to_o gratify_v the_o blandishment_n or_o necessity_n of_o their_o child_n and_o not_o only_o enervate_v but_o dismember_v and_o quit_v many_o of_o their_o regal_a power_n and_o just_a prerogative_n in_o their_o grant_n of_o land_n and_o liberty_n and_o thereby_o too_o much_o exhaust_v and_o abandon_v the_o care_n of_o their_o own_o revenue_n and_o treasure_n as_o may_v easy_o appear_v to_o any_o that_o shall_v take_v but_o a_o view_n of_o those_o many_o regality_n franchise_n and_o liberty_n which_o be_v to_o be_v as_o a_o sacrum_n patrimonium_fw-la unalienable_a have_v heretofore_o either_o be_v too_o liberal_o grant_v by_o the_o king_n progenitor_n of_o which_o h._n 3_o be_v very_o sensible_a in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o prior_n or_o master_n of_o the_o hospital_n of_o st._n john_n at_o jerusalem_n 168._o or_o not_o well_o look_v after_o in_o those_o encroachment_n and_o usurpation_n which_o have_v be_v make_v upon_o they_o or_o consider_v the_o very_a great_a care_n and_o providence_n as_o well_o as_o prudence_n of_o former_a