[2.] If any of my barons or of my earls or of any other of
my tenants shall die his heir shall not redeem his land as
he was wont to do in the time of my brother [William II
(Rufus)], but he shall henceforth redeem it by means of a
just and lawful 'relief`. Similarly the men of my barons
shall redeem their lands from their lords by means of a just
and lawful 'relief`.
[3.] If any of my barons or of my tenants shall wish to give
in marriage his daughter or his sister or his niece or his
cousin, he shall consult me about the matter; but I will
neither seek payment for my consent, nor will I refuse my
permission, unless he wishes to give her in marriage to one
of my enemies. And if, on the death of one of my barons or
of one of my tenants, a daughter should be his heir, I will
dispose of her in marriage and of her lands according to the
counsel given me by my barons. And if the wife of one of my
tenants shall survive her husband and be without children,
she shall have her dower and her marriage portion [that
given to her by her father], and I will not give her in
marriage unless she herself consents.
[4.] If a widow survives with children under age, she shall
have her dower and her marriage portion, so long as she
keeps her body chaste; and I will not give her in marriage
except with her consent.
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