A HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE 



King in this county except (in) the land of (the abbey ot) St. Peter of 

 Westminster, to which king Edward gave all his rights there, says 

 the county (court). 



When the King marches against the enemy, should any one sum- 

 moned by his edict remain (behind), if he is a man so free that he has 

 his soke and sake, and can go where he will with his land,^ he is at {in) 

 the King's mercy with {de) all his land ; but if the free man of another 

 (man who is his) lord should remain (behind), and his lord should bring 

 another man in his place, then he shall pay for his offence [emendabif) 

 forty shillings to his lord, as having been summoned ;^ but if no one at 

 all [ex toto) goes in his place, he himself shall give forty shillings to his 

 lord, and his lord shall pay for his offence {emendabit) as many shillings to 

 the King. 



* i.e. commend himself to whom he will. 



^ The words ' domino suo qui vocatus fuit emendabit ' appear to leave doubtful the 

 very important point whether the summons was addressed to the lord or to his man. Pro- 

 fessor Maitland assumes the former, which is probably the right view {Domesday Book and 

 Beyo7id, p. 159). With this definition of free tenure should be compared p. 267, note 2, 

 above. 



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