cal account of, 303-306.... Anecdote of when besieged in Rochester
Castle, 304.... Arms borne by, 305.... Descendants of, 306....
Odonel de, 305...Nicholas de, 305...Henry de, created Earl
of Bridgewater, 306.

Albiniac, Philip de, 106.... Oliver de, 296,

Alchurch, Sacristan of Worcester, 550.

Ale, one measure of to be throughout England, 80, 81, chup. xxxv..
113, chap. xxviii.. 126, chap xxxi.. 139, chap. xxv.. 153, chap. xxv.
Ale-shots, not to be made by Foresters or Bedels, 332, chap. vii....
What is signified by, 356.

Alexander II., King of Scotland, 292.... Treaty of King John with,
58, 59, art. xlvi.. 92, 93, chup. lix..267, 268, 492.... His sister Mar-
garet married to Hubert de Burgh, 523, 524, 525.

Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, 407.

Alice of Bretagne elected Duchess, 479.

Amerciaments, to be according to crime and custom, 51, art. ix, x..
74, 75, chap. xx.. 110, chap. xv.. 123, chap. xvi.. 136, chap. xiv.. 150,
chap. xiv.... Not to be assessed but by oath, 76, 77, chap. xx.. 111,
chap. xv.. 123, chap. xvi.. 136, chap. xiv.. 150, chap. xiv.... Of Earls
and Barons to be made by their Peers, 76, 77, chap. xxi.. 111, chap.
xvi.. 123, chap. xvii.... Of Ecclesiastics to be according to their lay-
fees, 51, art. x... 76, 77, chap. xxii.. 111, chap. xvii.. 124, chap. xviii..
Unlawful, to be remitted, 56, art. xxxvii.. 88, 89, chap. Iv.... Deriva-
tion and history of, 200-203.... Extent of fine allowed in, 201.... Un-
lawful taken by John, 262, 263.

Ancient Assize explained, 199.

Ancient Demesne, lands in, 184, 206.

Anderson, James, his History of the House of Yvery, (1754,) 289.
Anne, Queen of England, Statutes of, 199, 225.

Anselm, St. Archbishop of Canterbury, 415.

Appeal, of a woman, not to cause imprisonment, but for the death of
her husband, 88, 89, chap. liv.. 115, chap. xxxix.. 128, chap. xl..141,
chap. xxxiv.. 155, chap. xxxiv.... The term explained, 249.... Appeal
of death, 250.... Of a woman and heir-male, ibid.... Origin of Ap-
peals of murder, ibid. 251.... Trial by Battel connected with, 252....
Abolition of both, 253.

Appleby, Westmoreland, ancient copy of Magna Charta at, 443, 533-
Apulia, Simon de, Bishop of Exeter, 106.

Aquablanc, Peter de, Bishop of Hereford, 387.

Aquila, Gilbert de, Alice, 301.

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Aquitaine, title of Earl of first taken, 160.

Eleanor of, daughter of William, Duke of, 461.... Sent to
Germany with the ransom of Richard I., 466.... Reconciles John
and Richard, 467.... Assists in securing the kingdom to John, 468..
Attacked in the castle of Mirebeau, 475.

Archæologia, cited, 183, note, 472, note b, 479, 502, 511, 538.
Archbishops, liberties and free customs of preserved, 129, chap. xlvi..
142, chap. xxxvii.. 156, chap. xxxvii..335, chap. xvi.. To pronounce
Sentence of Excommunication against the breakers of the Char-
ters, 371, chap. iv. 386, 387.... Their woods in forests preserved 331,
chap. iv.... Allowed to take a deer from the royal forests, in going

Argentine, Richard de, 144, 158.

Armorial ensigns first used on seals, 449.

Army, formation and support of the ancient English, 245, 246.
Arthur, Duke of Bretagne, his claim to the English crown, 3, 465,
470, 471.... Supported by Philip of France, 472, 473.... Becomes re-
conciled to John, but soon returns to Philip, 473.... Does homage
to John for his duchy, 474.... Attacks the castle of Mirebeau, and
is made prisoner, 475.... Reports and historical evidence on his
supposed murder, 476-479.
ARTICLES OF MAGNA CHARTA, notice of, 30.... Translated copy of,
49-61.... References to the, 233, 234, 324.... Account, &c. of the ori-
ginal manuscript of the, and fac simile from it, 420-422, 445, 530.
Articuli super Chartas, account of the Statute of, 391-393, 533... Writs
for proclaiming the, 534.

Ascension-days in the reign of King John, Table of, 535.... Remarks
on an erroneous date in, 485, note.

Ashford, Mary, Trial by Battel demanded on her death, 253.
Assarts in Forests, 331, chap. iv.... Explained, 348, 349.

Assize, explanation of the term, 198, 199.

Assizes, to be held quarterly, &c. in the English Counties, 51, art. viii.
74, 75, chap. xviii, xix.. 110, chap. xiii, xiv.. 123 chap. xiii.. 135, 136,
chap. xii.. 150, chup. xii.... Difficult cases from the transferred to
the Justices of the Bench, 123, chap. xiv.. 136, chap. xii.. 150, chap
xii.... Of Last Presentation, reserved to the Justices of the Bench,
123, chap. xv.. 136, chap. xiii.. 150, chap. xii.

Astone, Walter de, Abbot of Hyde, 143, 157.

Athyes, Gerard de, his followers, &c. to be removed from their baili-
wicks, 57, art. xl.. 86, 87, chap. 1.... Athy, John de, notice of, 244.
Aton, Gilbert, 292.

Attachments in Forest-law, various kinds of, 361, 362.

Attaint, Trial of an, 224.

Audoen, Bishop of Evreux, 407.

Augmentation, Court of, 175, note.

Aula Regis, account of the, 197.

Aulnager, the King's, his office, 216.

Aumerle, or Albemarle, origin of the title of, 273.

Austria, Albert, Archduke of, 42.

Baalun, John de, 144, 158.

Back-bare, in Forest-law explained, 365.

Bacon, Sir Francis, Viscount Verulam, 231, 235.

Sir Nathaniel, his Discourse of the Laws of England, 446.

Bailiffs, not to take a free-man's horses or carriages against his will,
53, art. xx..78, 79, chap. xxx.. 112, chap. xxiii.. 125, chap. xxv, xxvi

..138, chap. xxi.. 152, chup. xxi.... Rate of payment to be made by
Bailiffs for taking them, 112, chap. xxiii.. 125, chap. xxv..138, chap.
xxi.. 152, chap. xxi.... Not to take a free-man's timber without his
leave, 53, art, xxi..78, 79, chap. xxx..112, chap. xxiv..125, chap.
xxvii.. 138, chap. xxi.. 152, chap. xxi.... Not to put any man to his
law or oath without witnesses, 54, art. xxviii.. 80, 81, chap. xxxviii
.. 113, chup. xxxi.. 126, chap. xxxiv.. 139, chap. xxviii.. 153, chap. xxv
To be made only of those who know and will practise the law,
58, art. xlii..84, 85, chap. xlv.... Not to hold pleas of the crown,
76, 77, chap. xxiv.. 111, chap. xix.. 124, chap. xxi.. 137, chap. xvii..
151, chap. xvii.... How they are to proceed in recovering the King's
debts, 50, art. v.. 70. 71, chap. ix. 76, 77, chap. xxvi.. 109, chap. ix..
111, chap. xx.. 122, chap. ix.. 124, chap. xxii.. 134, chap. viii.. 137,
chap. xviii.. 149, chap. viii.. 151, chap. xviii.... Not to take any one's
corn, &c. without payment, 78, 79, chap. xxviii.. 111, chap. xxi.. 124,
chap. xxiii.. 137, chap. xix.. 151, chap. xix.... Of Sheriffs, to keep
their turn in the County only twice yearly, 128, chap. xlii.. 141,
chap. xxxv.. 155, chap. xxxv.... Name and office of explained, 205,
220.

Bale, John, his Scriptores Illustres Majoris Britannia, (1549,) 501.
Balliol, Hugh de, 292.

Banks, T. C., his Dormant and Extinct Baronage, (1807-1809,) 271,
292, 313.....His Genealogical History of Families of the Ancient
Peerage of England, (1826,) 313.

Bardolf, Hugh, 249.... Receives a bribe for not seizing illegal cloths,
217.....
Dodo, 525.

Barker, Christopher, his editions of the Statutes and Magna Charta,

452.

Barkham, Dr. John, his argument on the poisoning of King John, 536.
Barking, Richard de, Abbot of Westminster, 143, 157.

Baron, Relief of, fixed at £100, 66, 67, chap. ii.. 107, chap. ii.. 119, chup.
ii.. 132, chap. ii.. 146, chap. ii.... Ancient Relief of, 100 marks, 144,
146, chap. ii. 164.... An ancient general name for all the English
Peerage, 163.

Baronies, escheating to the King not to have a greater relief nor dif-
ferent tenure to those held by Barons, 56, art. xxxvi..82-85, chap.
xliii.. 114, chap. xxxv...127, chap. xxxviii...140, chup. xxxi...154,
chup. xxxi.... Not to be taken by the King but from his tenants in
chief, 128, chup. xxxviii.. 140, chap. xxxi.. 155, chap. xxxi.... Divi-
sions of in consequence of the Statute of Quia Emptores, 195, 196.
BARONS OF ENGLAND, (Constitutional particulars of the) their heirs to
have their estates at the ancient relief, 66, 67, chap. ii.. 107, chap.ii..
119, chap. ii.. 132, chap. ii.. 144, 146, chap. ii..402, chap. iii.. 164....
Not to be licensed to take unlawful aids, 50, art. vi..72, 73, chap.
xv.... Twenty-five to decide upon unjust dispossessions of Henry
II., Richard I., and John, 54, art. xxv..429.... Ditto upon unjust
fines and amerciaments, 56, art. xxxvii.. 88, 89, chap. lv.... In-
terested members of the to be superseded by others, 57, art. xxxvii..
90, 91, chap. lv.... Founders of Abbeys, to have their custody
when vacant, 58, art. xliii.. 84, 85, chap. xlv.. 114, chap. xxxvii....
(Not to be unlawfully dispossessed or captured by the King's offi-

cers, 529, 82, 83, chap. xxxix).... Twenty-five to be elected as securi-
ties for the observance of Magna Charta, (30) 59, art. xlix.. 86, 87, chap.
lii..92, 93, chap. Ixi..530.... To distrain the King to observe it, 60,
art. xlix..94-97, chap. Ixi.... How they are to be elected and vote,
61, urt. xlix.. 92-97, chap. Ixi.... (Historical, legal, and biographical
account of them, &c. 270-312).. To be amerced only by their Peers,
76, 77, chap. xxi.. 111, chup. xvi.. 123, chap. xvii.. 136, chap. xiv.. 150,
chap. xiv.... Extent of their amerciament, 202.... Their liberties
and free customs preserved, 129, chap. xlvi.. 142, chap. xxxvii.. 156,
chap. xxxvii..335, chap. xvi.... Their right of sitting in Parliament.
195.... Constituted by the King's Writ of Summons, ibid.... Divided
into greater and lesser, 196.... Representatives sent by the latter,
ibid.. Privilege of Peerage claimed by the, 229.... Their engagement
with King John to extend the benefits of the Great Charter to their
vassals, 268.. Not to be dispossessed by force, 269, 529.. Their woods
in Forests preserved, 331, chap. iv....Allowed to take deer from the
Royal Forests in going to and returning from the King, 333, chap.
xi. 365, 366.... Tenants of to pay only a lawful relief, 402, chup. iv..
Regulations for marrying their female kindred, 402, chap. v, vi, x....
.. Ordinances concerning their wills, 403, chap. xv, xvi.... Their
pledges for fines regulated, 404, chap. xvii....To have all their
rights, &c. 410.

BARONS OF ENGLAND, (Historical Notices of the,) their meeting and
proceedings at St Paul's, 12.... Reasons for their rebellion against
the King, 16.... Meeting of at Bury St. Edmund's, 23.... Their
demands at the New Temple Inn, 24.... Assembly of at Stam-
ford, and message to King John, 26, 27.... Fitz-Walter made
their leader, 27.... They besiege Northampton Castle, and enter
that of Bedford, ibid.... Enter the City of London, and send
letters to the neutral Peers, 28.... Assembly of on Runnemede,
29....Custody of the City and Tower, demanded by and resigned
to, 31.... (Covenant between them and the King to that effect,
102-104, 430, 530).... Royal Forest-Officers ordered to swear to,
32.... Conduct of after the grant of Magna Charta, 34.... And
to Henry III., 36, 39.... They consent to his coronation, 37....
Grant him a subsidy to confirm the Charters of Liberties, 38....
Their message to him, 39.... Their meeting with the King at West-
minster, 40.... Refuse to serve under any but the King, 43.... Their
remonstrance with him concerning the Great Charter, 44.... Arti-
cles of that instrument drawn up by the Barons, 30, 49.... Oppres-
sions of the in distraining for debt, 174.... Unwilling to try Simon
de Kyme, not being their peer, 229....Their possessions and con-
duct on the borders of Wales, 265.... Invite Alexander King of
Scots, to join them against King John, 267.... Historical, legal, and
biographical account of the Twenty-five securities to Magna Charta,
with notices of their descendants, 270-312.... The Great Charter
not sealed by them, 274.... Historical remarks on their conduct
during the Civil Wars, 315.... Unlawful proceedings and authority
assumed by concerning Magna Charta, 321, 322.... People of Eng-
land compelled to swear to, 322.... Writs for ditto, 322, 323.... Pro-
visions for a peace with in Magna Charta, 324.... Hostages taken