See laweful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "c. 1471, Joh[annes] fforteſcue, “Heꝛe aft͛ ys schewyd what haꝛme would come to Englond yf the cȏmons theꝛof weꝛe pooꝛe”, in [Governance of England] (Bodleian MS. Digby 145), Adrıan[us] ffoꝛteſcu, published 1532, folio [149, recto]; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 16 August 2022:",
"text": "And alſo ıt wer also gretely ayenſte hıs conſyence that awght to defend them ⁊ theır goodꝰ. ıf he toke from them theır goodꝰ wᵗout lawfull cauſe / ffrom the infamye wherof. god defend owre kyng. and gyue hym gcͣe to augment hıs realme ın ryċeſſe welth ⁊ ꝕſperyte to hıs ꝑpetual laude ⁊ honour /",
"translation": "And it would also be greatly against his conscience, which should defend them and their possessions, if he took their possessions from them without legal justification. / God defend our king from the infamy of this, and provide him with grace to improve his realm with riches, wealth, and prosperity to his perpetual credit and honour.",
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