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... earl holds Hiham . Godwin held it . In the time of King Edward there were two hides and a half , but it was assessed at two hides , as they say , and now at two . There is land for sixteen plows . In demesne is one , and thirty villeins ...
... earl holds Hiham . Godwin held it . In the time of King Edward there were two hides and a half , but it was assessed at two hides , as they say , and now at two . There is land for sixteen plows . In demesne is one , and thirty villeins ...
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... earls , or others who hold from me shall have died , his heir shall not redeem his land as he did in the time of my brother , but shall relieve it by a just and legiti- mate relief . Similarly also the men of my barons shall relieve ...
... earls , or others who hold from me shall have died , his heir shall not redeem his land as he did in the time of my brother , but shall relieve it by a just and legiti- mate relief . Similarly also the men of my barons shall relieve ...
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... earl , and Simon , earl , and Walter Giffard , and Robert de Montfort , and Roger Bigod , and Henry de Port , at London , when I was crowned . 8. Writ concerning Lands at Stanton ( Date uncertain . 6 English Constitutional Documents.
... earl , and Simon , earl , and Walter Giffard , and Robert de Montfort , and Roger Bigod , and Henry de Port , at London , when I was crowned . 8. Writ concerning Lands at Stanton ( Date uncertain . 6 English Constitutional Documents.
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... earl of Eu , commanding him to do justice by the abbot against Gilbert de Baillol as to certain lands . The defendant evades the trial in various ways . Leave is finally obtained to bring the suit into the King's Court , but the king's ...
... earl of Eu , commanding him to do justice by the abbot against Gilbert de Baillol as to certain lands . The defendant evades the trial in various ways . Leave is finally obtained to bring the suit into the King's Court , but the king's ...
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... earls and barons , and by those of high rank and age in the realm , Thomas archbishop of Canterbury , and Roger ... earl of Leicester , Reginald earl of Cornwall , Conan earl of Brittany , John earl of Eu , Roger earl of Clare , earl ...
... earls and barons , and by those of high rank and age in the realm , Thomas archbishop of Canterbury , and Roger ... earl of Leicester , Reginald earl of Cornwall , Conan earl of Brittany , John earl of Eu , Roger earl of Clare , earl ...
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