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anarchy,andofanarchyony
thiseetratherpletetreatiseofthoselaws
thefeudallaaverybeautifulprospeafaritsspreadingleaves;upondraustbeduguptodisverit1
2ofthesourpireanythoughfeanners,yetakingansdeseofhisenterprises3afees
taansthisesfrohepenoftacitus,hingatoneglance
thesetaginehesedes,andperusingthesedesus
butifinthisresearyhand,andthatishallbeabletofindhrough
3theoriginofvassalageliveduponlk,eotherpart”taen,anainhislanguageinaulationtoobtaintheprinselvesinthebraveryandnueroftheirpanions”theirdignityandpoultitudeofyoungandentinpeaousatho,andangneighbouringnations,berandurageoftheirpanions:theyreyinthepanionsnottofollopleoftheirprintodefendhistheirstsaoreeasilypersuadetheoattaselvestothedangersofhantocultivatetheland,ortoattendtothecaresofhusbandry;theyrefusetoacquirebystheycanpurchasehblood”
thus,angtheges,theres,andfeastingthereeneserviceasedforthefiefs
4thesasubjetofollo,thosendedbytheltitudebut,iftheydidnotfulfiltheirengagents,theylostthepublicesteeandersandtraitors”
csarsaysinthisplace,andtacitus,arethesubstanceofthehistoryofourprincesofthefirstrace
ustnotthereforebesurprisedthatourkingsshouldhaveneiestoraiseuponeveryexpedition,neuinish;thatafatheruponsettlingakingdononeofhisovedbysprings,heyinuallyobligedtowindup
5ofthenquestsofthefranksitisnottruethatthefranksuponenteringgaultookpossessionoftheehavebeenofthisopinionbecausetheysahegreatestpartoftheuntrytoheendofthesendracenvertedintofiefs,rearfiefs,orotherdependencies;butsuchadispositionoparticularcauseser
thensequenehadbeenfiefs,ordependeneninthekingdoassalsorbondnsubordinatetovassals;asthepersonthathaspropertyiseverpossessedofpoheking,inuallydisposedofthefiefs,thatis,oftheonlypropertythenexisting;raryasthatofthesultanisinturkey;radictorytoallhistory
6ofthegoths,burgundians,andfranksgaulannationsthevisigothstookpossessionoftheprovinostallthesouth;theburgundianssettledintheeast;andthefrankssubduedverynearlyalltherest
nodoubtbutthesebarbariansretainedintheirrespeanyneglectedagricultureitseebycsarandtacitusthattheyappliedtheelve
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anarchy,andofanarchyony
thiseetratherpletetreatiseofthoselaws
thefeudallaaverybeautifulprospeafaritsspreadingleaves;upondraustbeduguptodisverit1
2ofthesourpireanythoughfeanners,yetakingansdeseofhisenterprises3afees
taansthisesfrohepenoftacitus,hingatoneglance
thesetaginehesedes,andperusingthesedesus
butifinthisresearyhand,andthatishallbeabletofindhrough
3theoriginofvassalageliveduponlk,eotherpart”taen,anainhislanguageinaulationtoobtaintheprinselvesinthebraveryandnueroftheirpanions”theirdignityandpoultitudeofyoungandentinpeaousatho,andangneighbouringnations,berandurageoftheirpanions:theyreyinthepanionsnottofollopleoftheirprintodefendhistheirstsaoreeasilypersuadetheoattaselvestothedangersofhantocultivatetheland,ortoattendtothecaresofhusbandry;theyrefusetoacquirebystheycanpurchasehblood”
thus,angtheges,theres,andfeastingthereeneserviceasedforthefiefs
4thesasubjetofollo,thosendedbytheltitudebut,iftheydidnotfulfiltheirengagents,theylostthepublicesteeandersandtraitors”
csarsaysinthisplace,andtacitus,arethesubstanceofthehistoryofourprincesofthefirstrace
ustnotthereforebesurprisedthatourkingsshouldhaveneiestoraiseuponeveryexpedition,neuinish;thatafatheruponsettlingakingdononeofhisovedbysprings,heyinuallyobligedtowindup
5ofthenquestsofthefranksitisnottruethatthefranksuponenteringgaultookpossessionoftheehavebeenofthisopinionbecausetheysahegreatestpartoftheuntrytoheendofthesendracenvertedintofiefs,rearfiefs,orotherdependencies;butsuchadispositionoparticularcauseser
thensequenehadbeenfiefs,ordependeneninthekingdoassalsorbondnsubordinatetovassals;asthepersonthathaspropertyiseverpossessedofpoheking,inuallydisposedofthefiefs,thatis,oftheonlypropertythenexisting;raryasthatofthesultanisinturkey;radictorytoallhistory
6ofthegoths,burgundians,andfranksgaulannationsthevisigothstookpossessionoftheprovinostallthesouth;theburgundianssettledintheeast;andthefrankssubduedverynearlyalltherest
nodoubtbutthesebarbariansretainedintheirrespeanyneglectedagricultureitseebycsarandtacitusthattheyappliedtheelve
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