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&quot; dignoscitur esse subditus regni Anglian.&quot; In all 

 these three, say they, that is pleaded, that the party 

 is subject of the kingdom of England, and not of the 

 king of England. 



To these books I give this answer, that they be 

 not the pleas at large, but the words of the reporter, 

 who speaks compendiously and narratively, and not 

 according to the solemn words of the pleading. If 

 you find a case put, that it is pleaded a man was 

 seised in feesimple, you will not infer upon that, that 

 the words of the pleading were &quot; in feodo simplici,&quot; 

 but &quot; sibi et haeredibus suis.&quot; But shew me some 

 precedent of a pleading at large, of &quot; natus sub 

 &quot; ligeantia regni Anglise ;&quot; for whereas Mr. Walter 

 said that pleadings are variable in this point, he 

 would fain bring it to that ; but there is no such 

 matter ; for the pleadings are constant and uniform 

 in this point : they may vary in the word &quot; fides,&quot; or 

 &quot; ligeantia,&quot; or &quot; obedientia,&quot; and some other circum- 

 tances; but in the form of &quot; regni&quot; and &quot; regis&quot; 

 they vary not : neither can there, as I am persuaded, 

 be any one instance shewed forth to the contrary. 

 See 9 Eliz. 4 Baggot s Assize, fol. 7. where the 

 pleading at large is entered in the book ; there you 

 have &quot; alienigena natus extra ligeantiam domini re- 

 &quot; gis Anglias.&quot; See the precedents in the book of 

 entries, pi. 7. and two other places, for there be no 

 more : and there you shall find still &quot; sub ligeantia 

 &quot; domini regis,&quot; or &quot; extra legeantiam domini re- 

 &quot; gis.&quot; And therefore the forms of pleading, whicli 

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