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Show The defcriptionof England, Thedefcription of England. place,countie to countic, pea and fometimein carts, Lich hath and dethecaule agreatnumberof themto cuffomes and courts,ferrramed barons,vet maintep -_-wred and holden in. Crgland: bat fofomuch as tome abffcine from the aflifes, ¢ perloto pate their (Tues, ratber than thep iuould for theft gad meaning be of the firff are beaflie, and therefore bp the to20s of the foties now living conuerten into monte, being thus diffarbed g dealt twithall. Sometimes alfothey beibethebatliftes tobe Kept at honre,aberbpon poze for the mofk part deurfen tithe beginning efther by -sMaliciousoplicontions tomers, i mieere contempt men,not having in their purites Hhercinithtobeare and lantfh abufe of their tenants, onder pretenteat theircoftes, are intpanelled bpon tries, abo berie foine punitment due for theivercefles, ¥ paffe oner giten haue neither reafon no2 fudgement to pers tobzing them bute light,as alfo the remembzantceot forme the charge thep come for. Peither twas this 19 fundzie courts baron Iiketwtfe Holderim ftrange Bindof ferutce at anie tine balfe fo painefullas at maner;petnone moze ab{ird and far from latw than this picfent : fo bntill of late peares (that thenuny are Kept pearlie at tings bill in Wochford, and' there ber of latvters and atturneies bath forrcedinglic fore maytell be called alawlelle conrtjas mottare increated, that fome Mitts mutt neds be foundano _-that twere devifed bpon {uc occafions, Chis courtis matters fought out, wbherebp thep maybe fet or kept bpom Wwednefdate infutng after Mrchaelmalle fwo?ke) a man thould not haue heardatone affife of datcafter midnight, fo that it ts begun andendep more than ‘tino o2 thee aif prins, butbertefeloome -_before the rifing.of the funne.Whenthe tenants alt ofan atteind, theras nolwanbundzeds more ofthe firfF and one 02 tivo of the later are berieoftenper are alfogittievin an aleboufe, the Metwarn fecretlie _-_frealeth from fhem twith a lanterne onder bis cloke, growento be farremozecontentiousthanthepbaue beene in time paff,and readfertoreuenge theirquae telsof {mall importance, thereof thelatwiers conv plainenot, 15ut to mp purpole,fromtbenceZ haue -thefrapyeevance bpon a peeceof paper twith a cole, hauling nonsother light than that thichis inctofed in -_-«the lanterne:fo foneasthe tenants alfo dm mille the -eivard, theprunne to the bill tutth all thetr might, cefucd, and fome of themfo; a caufe arifing of fir ._. aid gorth to the ingsbill, bere fittingon a mole Perice 02 tiveluepence,Wid declareth thatmenare _-bill be calleth them with aberie foft botce, writing ofp digreffed, Wellde thele officers afre mentioned,there are fundzie offer ineuerie countic,ascrotoners, tote butie ts toingquire of fuchascome te thett death by and there anfiver all at once, Were bere,therbp thep -efcape thefr amercements: which thep fhould not do if he couldhanecallen ouer hig bill of names before thephadimiffenbim inthe alebonfe, Ano this ts the Diolentce, to attach prefent the plies of thecrowne, 30 verie forme of the courtdenifen at the frit (as the fo make inquitie of treafure found, ¢c. There are Dinerfealfo of the bef learned of thelatw,befioc fun: Zuttices of peax F quo. rum. 4 dre gentlemen, there the number of lawiers twill A not(affice(and thotereuenuesdoamounttoaboue tiuentic pounds bp the poate)appointed by efpectall commiflton from the prince, toloke tuto thegan gouernementof hit tubieds,in the counties ahere vote goeth)bpon arebellion made by the tenantsof the honour of Hatbie agains thetr lord, in perpetual e™) anemozie oftheir dffobedience fhetven, 4 could be fide this {peabe alto of fome other, but fith one bath tabent bpon him tocollecta number of theminted particular treatife,y thinke it:fufficient for me to -_haue faid fo much ofboth. thep dineil. And of thefe the leatt tkilfull in the law And thus much baue J thought god to (et botone are of the peace,the other both of the peace an quoGenerallie of the fatd counties and their maner of tum; othertoife called of Dier and Determiner. fo 40 Soternance,although not in fo perfect order as the that the firtt haue authoritie onelie to beate, the Oe caule requireth, bicaute that of all the reft therets ther to Heare and determine fuch matters as are nothing Gheretwith ¥ am lefle acquainted than with brought onto their preferice. Mhete alfoda Ditect out fempozall regiment , txhtch (to faie trath) imal thett iwarrants to the Keepers of the gatles Luithin lie concerneth mp calling. What elfeis to be apded their limitations,forthe fafe Reeping of {uch offendoz s ag afterthe feucrall thives of England twith thetr ancl thep thall tudge two2thic to commit onto their euftas entlimits (as thep agreed twith the pinifion of the die there fo be kept onder Ward, ontill the great amy Land itt the time of Prolomie anb fhe Romans) a fes,to the enb theft canfes map be farther eraminen commodities pet ertant, J referue nto that ercel before the reffoue ofthe countie, € thefe officers were lent freatife of my fréend W.Cambden, tho bat fictt venifen about the eightene peare of Gowwarn so tauellen therein berte farre.g ahote worke waittent theaes a aoe informed, in Latine hall in hosttime(g hope)be publithed, £9 vey merting allo ¢ togtther wi the no (mall benefit of fuch as twill read and perl bold thete afoyefain feftions at a, the fame, Quarter peate, thereof thepare called quarter fetions and (efions, » bevein thep inquire of fundzie tretpattes ant the Ofdegrees ofpeople in the common Common anniotances of the kings liege people amy Diuerfe other things, determining wealth ofEngland. bpon them as tuftice doth require . Hhere are alto athird kind A fefftors holden bp the bigh Chap.s. conttables and bat: Poetic fete lifes afore mentioned, called potie feftons there: o1 Wt the tueights and meafures S\E in England dintde ont are pernted bppv the cl arke of the market fothe . ; iho niie into font Countte, f=. people ftteth titty foxts,ascommo gentlemen, citisens them. At thefe meetings alfo bi ittel lers, ana i 5 ogeeants labourers, roge s, ad sree i zitted for thei eycettes alth angh Wingof bagabounds through thet‘en te be shat to the quarter feffions 02 bigh er courts ofae ween - eith er to neath,if thep be fake n Mutte,¢ have not fince their fer ftonappll ien themtclu | es tol labour, a2 elfef to i e petuallie to tuorkein an honte eredte in ee fox that purpote_of gteatett oe o f bie) punithment thep tant in 3 might bere dettucy 4 dilcourfe of fundzierare => S onkes,marqueft earls,0! counts,and barons: and thefe are callenes,gentlem en of the greater foxt,ox(as aur commo dfage of (pe ts)los and noblemen ; and nortn bnto them knights,e(quters,ano laff of all thep are ample called gentlemen;to that in effect ourthat gentlemen at? diufded into theirconditions, ubereof in this dave fer J will make particular rebearfall, xhe Prince, 157 Thetitle of prince noth peculiarlie belong with bsto the Kings eldet fone,tho ts called peince of of god totones and citfes tuere called Zarone:, Ser uerthelefle by diligent inquifition it tg imagined, tfnot abfolutelie found, that the t020 Baro and Fs/ius Wales, amdis the beire aypavant to the cvowwne; as inthe olv Sctthtan 02 Germane languageate all in France the kings eloett fonne hath the title of one; fo that the kings chflozen are pzoperlie called Dolphine, andis nanied pecultarlie Monfieur, So Barones, from fhomeallo it twas firf tranflated to that the prince is fo termed of the Latine fu020 Printheir Bind2ed, and then to the nobilitte amb officers cops, fith be is (as 3 map call him) the chefe o2 pains of greateft honour indifferentlie . hat aro and cipall next the king. be kings ponger fonnes be Fils fignifieth one. thing , it pet remaineth to be but gentlemen bp birth(till thep haue recetucd creas tion o2 donation front thetfather of bighereftate, ». fene,although twith fone coiruption : for te this Daie, euen the common fo2t do cail their male chil as to be either bifconts, earles, o2 dubes) and called deen barnes here in Cngland, efpectallte in the after theic names, ag to2d Benrie, 02 load Coward, with the addttionof the tv02d Grace, properlie allige nozth countrie,there that tvo2d is pet accuffomablie inbfe. Andit isalfo grotone into a pouerbetn the ned to the king and prince, and notv allo by cuffome conucied to dubes,archbifhops, ard(as fome fate) to fouth,then ante man {uffeineth a great hinderance, tofaie, J ambeggered andall my barnes, An the marqueffes and their tines, Hebrue tong (as fome affirme) it Fignifieth Fly /oWhetitle of suke commer allo ofthe Watine word Dux,a ducendo,bicanfe of bis baloz and potver oJz, and that are the nobilitie in euerie kingdome but Filj 02 fers: regume? \But this ts farre fetched; ner the armie :in times pafta nameof office due to the emperour, confull, 02 cheefe qouernour of the 20 therefore J conclude, that from benlefmsth the ort ginall of the {v02d aaro (hall not be ante moze to febole armie in the Romane warres.: but notw a feeke ; and the firft time that ener J red thereof in ar nameof hono2,although peritged it England,thole nie Cuglith biforte, is in the refgne of Canutus, ground will not long beare one duke at once; but tf tho called bis nobilitie and head officers to a coun there tuere manie as in time patt,o2 as there be note cellboloen at Cirneceffer, bp that name, 1030, as eatles , J donot thinke but that thep would flozith @Ybaue elfe-thereremembzed. Wotwbeit the wor and profper tell inough, An old tinie he onelie was called marquee, ou: Bdvo Doth not altvates fignifie 031s attributed to a habit terram limitaneam, amarding prouince bpon noble man by birth o2 creatton, for note and then if the enimies countries , and thereby bound to keepe is a title giuett onto one 2 other with bis office, as and defend the frontiers, Intthat alfo is hangedin-30 the chefe o2 bigh tribune of the ercheker ts of cus ffome called lozd cheefe baron, tots as it fuere the commion bie, and reputed for a nameof great bonoz great o2 pzincipall receiuer of accounts nert bnto nert bnto the uke, enen oner counties, and fomes the lord treafuro2,as thep are onder bim are called tintes {mall cities , as the prince is pleated to bes Tribumi erary, co rationales Weronto J map ad fo much ffotv it. of the tyo2d lo2d,Wich is ant addition going not Cele LXbe name ofcarle liketwifetvas among the Ko mans nameof office, tho had Comutesfacet palaty, Dome and ft Itke fo2t twith fundzte offices, and to comites ararycomitesfrabrsle,comstes patrimony,largstionum, fi holarum, commerciorum, and fuch like, Wut at the firff continue folong as beo thep om execute the fame, and nolonger. thep were called Comites, hich were foined in conv Unto this place J alfo referre our bithops , tho wWikhops; niiffion twith the proconfull, legate, 02 iudges fo 4o are accounted honourable, called lozds, and bold the countcll and afos fake ineach of thofe feuerall dar: fame rome tn the parlement boule with the barons, ges. AsCiccro epiltola ad Quintum fratrem ree albeit fo: hononr fake the right bandof the prince ts memb;eth,here be faith;ctquernter hos quostilicom- gtuen onto them, and bole countenances intime tes, Co admtores negotsorumpublicarim dedit ipfa refpublica pat were much more gloztous than at this paefent if duntaxat finilus hisprefubis,quos antepraferipierc. After tg,bicaute thofe luftie prelats foughtafter earthlte e this 4 read alfo that enerte prefident in bis charge timation and authozitie with farre moze diligence was called Comes, but our Cnglifh Sarons bledthe than after the loft (hepe of Chak, of hich thephan {wo2d Wertoch and earle for Comes,and indifferentlie {mall regard, as men being othertvtfe occupien and as Jgelle, Gththe name of duke twas notin bfebes voidofleifure to attend bpon the fame. otwbeit in fore the conqueft. Goropius faith, that Comes and .., thefe dates thetr eftate rematneth nolefle reucrend @izaue ts all one, to wit the bilcont, called etther thanbefoze, andthe moze verfuous thep are that be Procomes, 02 Vicecomes: MD in time paft gouerned ofthis calling,the better are thep effcemed with bigh fn the countie onder the earle, but now toithoutanie andlotw. hep reteine allo the ancient name (lod) {uch ferutce 02 office, it is alfo become aname of digs fill, althoughit be not alittic impugned bp fudas nitie nert after the earle,awin degre befoe the bar -loue either to heare of change of all things, o2can ae ron. Wis releefe alfo bp the great charterisonebuns bide nofuperionrs. JFo2 nottwithtanding tt be true, » bzed pounds, as that of abaronieabundzeo marks, _-that in refpect of function, the office of the elderthip and of a knight fiue at the moft fo2 euerte fie. is equallie diftributed bettvcene the bitop and the miniffer, pet for cintll gouernements fake, the firff 1.Sam.'rg, LX be baron, whole degree anflwered to the oignitie of afenato3 in Rome,ts fucya free loxd as bathaloz» 65 baue more authoritie giaen onto them bp, kings tKeg.7, and princes, to the end that the rett maletherebp.be {hip 02 baronie, ubereof be beareth bis name, ¢ hath Diuerfe knights o2 freebolbers bolping of bim, abo fwith moze cafe reteined within alimitedcompafle of with bim did (crue the king in bis tars, and belo butforntitie, than other toile thep would be,tf ech one iwere fuffered to walke in bis otone courfe, This alfo their tenures in seroma, that is, for perfozmance of fuch ferutce. Lbhele Bracton (a learned twriter of the is moje to be maruelled at,that berie mante call fo> latwes of Cnglandin king Benrie the thirds time) an alteration of thetr eftate,crieng to hane the oan tearmeth Zarones, ne Grobur bela. Dhe word sare try lod abolithed , their ciuill autho2itie faken.from bed is older than that it may eafilie be found from them,and the prefent condition of the curd) irother thenceit came : foy enenin the oldeff biffoztes both things reformed; abereas to fate trulie,fetw of them Do agre bpon foyme of dilcipline and gouernes of the Germans and Frenchmen, written fince the conqueff, wwe read of barons,and thofe are at this ment of the church fuccedent : wherein thep. refen daiecallevamong the Germans Lert vel Laginus, ble the Capuans,of abome Liuic bath (peaks. in the o> Freibers in the Germane tong as fome mendo flanghterof their fenat. Metther is tt poHible to sontedure,o7(as one fatth)the citizens and burgelles frame a tole monarchic after: the patterus ofme tolong |