Manuscripta juridica

Dictionary: extract on the term 'soccage' .

No title. Same hand as before.

[{i}Text:{/i}] 'Soccomannus' is called ane vassall or friehalder who holds his lands frielie without any service, ward, releive or mariage, and pays to his master such dewtie as is called 'petit serjantie', or when ane holds his lands in name of 'burgage' or 'in libera eleemosina', or 'in blench ferm sive nomine albae firmae'. Et opponitur militi qui tenet per servitium militare, that is be service of ward and releive: lib. 2, c. Ut heredes 27 [{i}Follow scribbles between the lines, difficult to decipher{/i}]. The air of ane soccoman is understood to be of perfect age quhen he is rassed 13 yeirs

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No. of pages: Fol. 132v