Note 6 — Chapter I · STATE OF SCOTLAND IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY.
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In England, Thomas à Becket conceded to Henry II., that, in the event of a bondsman becoming a clerk, he should not receive orders without the consent of his lord; and further, if a man of holy church held any lay-fee, he must do the King’s service thereto attached, except in cases connected with the execution of criminals. See Hearne’s Glossary to Langtoft’s Chronicle, vol. ii. p. 530.