NOTES TO THE FIRST VOLUME.

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weregild of the prince or atheling is said to be 15000 'thrimfas. See Wilkins, p. 71. He is therefore the famewho is called earl in the former law.

NOTE [H], p. 331.

f " 1 .'HERE is a paper or record of the family of Sharne-borne , which pretends , that that family, which wasSaxon , was restored upon proving their innocence, aswell as other Saxon families, which were in the famesituation. Though this paper was able to impose on suchgreat antiquaries as Spellman ( fee Gloss, in verbo Dreiiges)and Dugdale , ( fee Baron. vol. i.p. 11 ?. ) it is proved byDr. Brady ( fee Anfw. to Petyt, p. 11 , 12.) to have beena forgery; and is allowed as such by Tyrrel , though apertinacious defender of his party - notions (fee his hist.vol. ii. introd. p. 5 1. 73.) Ingulf, p. 70. tells us, thatvery early, Hereward, though absent during the time ofthe conquest, was turned out of all his estate , and couldnot obtain redress. William even plundered the monasteries.Flor. Wigorn. p. 636. Chron. Abb. St. Petti de Burgo,p. 48. M. Paris, p. 3. Sim. Dun. p. 200. Diceto, p. 482.Brompton , p. 967. Knyghton, p. 2344. Alur. Beverl.p. r 30. We are told by Ingulf, that Ivo de Tailleboisplundered the monastery of Crcyland of a great part of itsland, and no redress could be obtained.

NOTE [I], p. 332.

s \ 'HE obliging of all the inhabitants to Hut out themfires and lights at certain hours , upon the sounding of a.

, bell , called the courfen , is represented by PolydoreVirgil, lib. 9. as a mark of the servitude of the English.But this was a law of police, which William had pre-viously established in Normandy. See du Moulin , hist. deNormandie, p. 160. The fame law had place in Scotland.-LL. Burgor. cap. 86.