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Ferronus in Conflit. Burdegal. p. z z 5. de Succeffione Comitum., Ca-pitalium, “ Vicecomitum, primorum Nobilium, aliorumque proce-cc rum, &c. Capitales voco, quos vulgus Captaudos. Sic Boii, alii Bu-“ zios vocant, quorum regio in finibus eft Medullorum, principem fiium<f Comitem Candalium appellant. Horum meminit D. Aufonius civis<c nofler, cujus Poemata fuaviffima non immerito diodi quiqj fufcipiunt.

<c Lefparri alio etiam nomine principem fuum vocant, quod afcriberetf hoc loco poflumus : Sodicum qui & Syndicus in veteribus Tabulis(t dicitur, quod verbum hiis qui Greece norunt latius patet quam pafiim(C dicant : In Aquitanorum Monumentis legimus anno MCCCCLII Lef(( parri principem poll Burdigalem a Francis receptam, Britanniam pro-<c fedii m præter fidem Franco præftitam, audorem fuiflè Britanno , uttc clafie in Aquitaniam cum valido exercitu trajiceret : fed deleto apud“ Caftillonem Britannarum exercitu, exilio, bonifque muldatum, difer-tc teque id adjedum a Carolo Francorum Rege, recepta iterum Burdigala ,tc jus fibi fore exilii Lefparri indicendi. Is poflea profugus, cum iterumt( apud Pidones res novas moliri diceretur, captus, atque in carceremtf conjedus cervice pœnas luit : Bona fifco addida, frendentibus, fie-<c mentibufque legitimis hæredibus, minui Aquitaniæ jura adverfus re-<c ceptos mores, quibus confifcatio excluditur.

In that Book is the Procefs verbal dated in 1 5 zo, for the compiling of thefeCufioms, and one of the Reprefentatives for the Eßate of the Nobility nvasThomas de Montferrant Syndic de la Trau. p. 16.

P. 196. To the Quotations that Homes des Armes may fignify the Ta-bard or Surcoat of Arms, add Statut. Colleg. Navarrei Parif. apud Launo-ium in Hiß. diBi Collegii. Omnes habeant habitus, videlicet tabaldos feuhouffias longas de brmetta nigra. And the Ordonances about Turnamentsdired— Ft doivent les hérauts crier , que Von boute hors les banieres , blafons ,ou Houffes d'efcUy ou enfeignes d’armes. Colomb. Theatre d'honneur vol 1.p. 48.

P. 3 5>z. “ The Grant made to Sir William Dethick in Confederation ofct the furrendering of his Patent of Garter difeharges him from the Pay-“ ment of all future Taxes, and other Burthens in Time of War and“ Peace, and from Tolls in Mercats, in the fame Manner as he was for-“ merly exempted by Vertue of that Office.

There being not Room enough left in the Margin of that Page , a Libertymay be here taken without making any Excufes to fiate that Immunity , and toaffert the Validity of it according to our municipal Laws , which is now becomemore neceffary to be done in Regard the Do&rine of Exemption from Parliamen-tary Taxes hath not in later Ages fallen under the Examination of the Courts , asit had frequently before the Reformation , when fever al ecclefiaßick Corporationshad fuch Grants by the royal Munificence j the Law however in this Cafe isneither obf olete nor antiquated 5 for though Taxes cannot be impofed without ABsof Parliament which depend on the Concurrence and Bounty of the SubjeBs , yetthe King hath fo far an Inheritance in them , that he may by fpecial Wordsgrant an Exemption from all occafional temporal Subfidies and Supplies. Thereis no Occafion of quoting the Law-Books and Records , becaufe Sir Matthew

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