810. _and our othes swore_, and _we_ swore our oaths; see next line.

817. _In heigh and lowe._ 'Lat. _In_, or _de alto et basso_, Fr. _de haut

en bas_, were expressions of entire submission on one side, and sovereignty

on the other.'--Tyrwhitt. Cotgrave (s. v. _Bas_) has:--'_Taillables haut et

bas_, taxable at the will and pleasure of their lord.' It here

means--'under all circumstances.'

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