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country; but, in his own country, he 

 had the power of calling them together 

 whenever he pleafed. 



If a neceflitous perfon, exiled, and 

 without the power of returning, patted 

 three nights and three days without 

 lodging, and without receiving any alms, 

 and in that time went through three 

 townmips, having nine houfes in each 

 town [hip ; if he Was, after that time* 

 impelled by hunger to commit theft, no 

 perfon could have redrefs againil him. 



A Welfhman, \)y both parents, having 

 no debaled blood in him, was accounted 

 a free native gentleman. 



If a villain took the fon of a Baron, 

 having the father's confent, to bring him 

 up and take cafe of him, that child was 

 a participator in the inheritance of the 

 villain, in the fame manner as his own 

 children. 



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