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| − | These people | + | These people naturally establish'd ye. same government |
| + | in their new territories they had been us'd to at home. their | ||
| + | gen-s or leaders became ye. teporary administrators of | ||
| + | Justice, as their Ps. in Germany. These Officers were distinguishd | ||
| + | by ye. Latin Authors, & by ye. victorious Nations themselves by | ||
| + | various names. ye. Ps. nam'd by Tacitus are call'd [[unclear]], | ||
| + | yt. is Judges in ye. German Laws. These were generally Old | ||
| + | Men, & were slil'd in ye. beginning of ye. English Saxon government | ||
| + | Eldermen ; in France, Italy, & Spain they were denominated | ||
| + | from ye. Latin Word Segnior, which is ye. root of our word us'd | ||
| + | since ye. conquest of Seignory, a senonimous term for Lordship; | ||
| + | & in ye. subdivisions [[deletion]] of [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] of this country into Tilllings, | ||
| + | Hundreds, or Towns; these districts had Judges, call'd Ledgraves, | ||
| + | Letgraves, Tungraves, & c. & thus in Germany ye. Judges of ye. | ||
| + | Boro, & Marches, were call'd Burgraves & Margraves. | ||
| + | |||
| + | As to ye. word Princeps Writers of ye. middle age, make it | ||
| + | in ye. Saxon Language Elderman, after ye. conquest it comprehended | ||
| + | Bish-s, Abbots, & Nobles; for Eadmerus in his History make Henry I. | ||
| + | summons, his Bish, Abbots & Ps. of ye. K-m. to do Homage to his son | ||
| + | William. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Comes we no name of Ofice or dignity, till Constantine | ||
| + | gave it to ye. of Office, & ye. same signification is ye. Teutonick | ||
| + | word grave. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Dux was applied to ye. same people as Comes, with this difference | ||
| + | yt. one was in a Military capacity, & ye. latter in a Civil. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ye. followers of these Gen-s. were call'd by ye. Feudal Writers | ||
| + | Vassals, deriv'd form ye. name they had in Germany gesell; these | ||
| + | also had a share on ye. govern. of their conquests. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ye. Custom of these Northern Invadors was to divide ye | ||
| + | conquer'd Country into three parts, one of which they left to ye. | ||
| + | antient Possessors, who they never mixt ^ [[addition]] [[deletion]] them [[/deletion]] [[addition]] with their people nor | ||
| + | suffer'd ^ [[addition]] [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[/addition]] to share in govern. this by ye. antient writers was | ||
| + | call'd sors Gothica, for it was practic'd by the Goths in | ||
| + | Italy & Spain, & by ye. Franks in Gaul; & ye. Latin contemporary | ||
| + | Writers call'd ye. hoo shares ye. Franks kept to themselves | ||
| + | terra Satica, yt. left to ye. possessors allodium, which word is | ||
| + | deriv'd from ye. Teutonick tongue, where a is a negative | ||
| + | particle, & Leude signifies persons link'd in Feudal tenures. | ||
| + | Allodaric was therefore ^ [[addition]] [[underline]] originally [[/underline]] [[/addition]] a name of reproach to distinguish | ||
| + | ye. vanquish'd from ye. Conquerors; & tho' at first these peoples | ||
| + | possessions were free from service, yet for security of possesssion | ||
Revision as of 20:59, 18 July 2018
These people naturally establish'd ye. same government in their new territories they had been us'd to at home. their gen-s or leaders became ye. teporary administrators of Justice, as their Ps. in Germany. These Officers were distinguishd by ye. Latin Authors, & by ye. victorious Nations themselves by various names. ye. Ps. nam'd by Tacitus are call'd unclear, yt. is Judges in ye. German Laws. These were generally Old Men, & were slil'd in ye. beginning of ye. English Saxon government Eldermen ; in France, Italy, & Spain they were denominated from ye. Latin Word Segnior, which is ye. root of our word us'd since ye. conquest of Seignory, a senonimous term for Lordship; & in ye. subdivisions deletion of unclear /deletion of this country into Tilllings, Hundreds, or Towns; these districts had Judges, call'd Ledgraves, Letgraves, Tungraves, & c. & thus in Germany ye. Judges of ye. Boro, & Marches, were call'd Burgraves & Margraves.
As to ye. word Princeps Writers of ye. middle age, make it in ye. Saxon Language Elderman, after ye. conquest it comprehended Bish-s, Abbots, & Nobles; for Eadmerus in his History make Henry I. summons, his Bish, Abbots & Ps. of ye. K-m. to do Homage to his son William.
Comes we no name of Ofice or dignity, till Constantine gave it to ye. of Office, & ye. same signification is ye. Teutonick word grave.
Dux was applied to ye. same people as Comes, with this difference yt. one was in a Military capacity, & ye. latter in a Civil.
ye. followers of these Gen-s. were call'd by ye. Feudal Writers Vassals, deriv'd form ye. name they had in Germany gesell; these also had a share on ye. govern. of their conquests.
ye. Custom of these Northern Invadors was to divide ye conquer'd Country into three parts, one of which they left to ye. antient Possessors, who they never mixt ^ addition deletion them /deletion addition with their people nor suffer'd ^ addition deletion unclear /deletion /addition to share in govern. this by ye. antient writers was call'd sors Gothica, for it was practic'd by the Goths in Italy & Spain, & by ye. Franks in Gaul; & ye. Latin contemporary Writers call'd ye. hoo shares ye. Franks kept to themselves terra Satica, yt. left to ye. possessors allodium, which word is deriv'd from ye. Teutonick tongue, where a is a negative particle, & Leude signifies persons link'd in Feudal tenures. Allodaric was therefore ^ addition underline originally /underline /addition a name of reproach to distinguish ye. vanquish'd from ye. Conquerors; & tho' at first these peoples possessions were free from service, yet for security of possesssion
