Also, If Any Gentleman Or Man Of Liuing Do Die Without Issue Male, Immediately After His Death The Duke Entreth His Land, Notwithstanding He Haue Neuer So Many Daughters, And Peraduenture Giueth It Foorthwith To Another Man, Except A Small Portion That He Spareth To Marrie The Daughters With All.

Also if there be a rich man, a fermour, or man of liuing, which is stricken in age or

By chance is maimed, and be not able to doe the Duke seruice, some other gentleman that is not able to liue and more able to doe seruice, will come to the Duke and complayne, saying, your Grace hath such an one, which is vnmeete to doe seruice to your Highnes, who hath great abundance of welth, and likewise your Grace hath many gentlemen which are poore and lacke liuing, and we that lacke are well able to doe good seruice, your grace might doe well to looke vpon him, and make him to helpe those that want. Immediately the Duke sendeth forth to inquire of his wealth: and if it be so proued, he shall be called before the Duke, and it shall bee sayd vnto him, friend, you haue too much liuing, and are vnseruiceable to your prince, lesse will serue you, and the rest will serue other men that are more able to serue, whereupon immediately his liuing shall be taken away from him, sauing a little to find himselfe and his wife on, and he may not once repine thereat:

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