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 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. ^ 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. 283
 * i.e. commend himself to whom he will.