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was inseparable from landed property , even Appendix-thougli it belonged to the church or monasteries, 1.unless exempted by a particular charter **. Theceorles or husbandmen were provided with arms ^and were obliged to take their turn in militaryduty. 81 . They were computed to be 243.600 hidesin Fngland SJ ; consequently the ordinary militaryforce of the kingdom consisted of 48,720 men;though, no doubt, on extraordinary occasions,a greater number might be assembled. The kingand nobility had some military tenants, who werecalled Sithcun-men And there were some landsannexed to the office of alderman, and to otheroffices ; but these probably were not of greatextent, and were possessed only during pleasure,as in the commencement of the feudal law inother countries of Europe.

The revenue of the king seems to have consisted Pllb ' !cchiefly in his demesnes, which were large; and ' cnue ‘in the tolls and imposts which he probably leviedat discretion on the boroughs and sea-ports, thatlay within his demesnes. He could not alienateany part of the crown lands, even to religioususes, without the consent of the states 8! . Danegeltwas a land-tax of a shilling a hide, imposed bythe states 8 ‘ , either for payment of the sumsexacted by the Danes, or for putting the kingdomin a posture of defence against those invaders * 7 .

*' Spellm. Cone. vol. i. p. 256. 8 Ir.æ, § 51.

’ Spellm. of feuds and tenures, p. 17.

Spellm. Cone. vol. i. p. 195. 85 Ibid. p. 340.

*-* Chron. Sax. p. 128. 8 LL. Edw. Can. H. 12.

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