his is the surest mark of similarity of
language; we may, however, note the use of _send_ as a contraction of
_sendeth_, and of _oni_ for "any man" in the singular, while _onie_,
being plural, represents "any men."

The other chief variations are in the vocabulary or word-list, due to
the fact that this Proclamation is older than the reigns of the first
three Edwards, which was the period when so many words of Anglo-Norman
origin entered our language, displacing many words of native origin
that thus became obsolete; though some were exchanged for other
_native_ words. We may notice, for example, _fultume_, "assistance";
_holde_, "faithful"; _il{ae}rde and ileawede_, "learned and unlearned";
_unnen_, "grant"; _r{ae}desmen_, "councillors"; _kuneriche_, "kingdom";
and so on. I subjoin a closely literal translation, retaining awkward
expressions.

{P} Henry, through God's assistance, king in England, Lord in Ireland,
Duke in Normandy, in Aquitaine, and Earl in Anjou, sendeth greeting
to all his faithful, learned and unlearned, in Huntingdonshire; that
wit ye well all, that we will and grant that which our councillors
all, or the more deal (_part_) of them, that be chosen through us
and through the land's folk in our kingdom, have done and shall do
in the worship of God and in our truth, for the benefit of the land,
through the provision of the beforesaid councillors, be steadfast
and lasting in all things without end. And we command all our
true-men, in the truth that they us owe, that they steadfastly hold,
and swear to hold and to defend, the statutes that be made and be to
make, through the aforesaid councillors, or through the more deal of
them, even as it is before said; and that each help other that for
to do, by the same oath, against all men, right for to do and to
receive. And (let) none take of land nor of property, wherethrough
this provision may be let or worsened in any wise. And if any-man or
any-men come here-against, we will and command that all our true-men
hold them (as) deadly foes. And for that we will that thi bes
steadfast and lasting, we send you this writ open, signed with our
seal, to hold amongst you in hoard. Witness us-selves at London, the
eighteenth day in the month of October, in the two and fortieth year
of our crowning. And this was done before our sworen councillors,
Boneface, archbishop of Canterbury, Walter of Cantelow, bishop of
Worcester