William the Conqueror and the Rule of the Normans

by F. M. Stenton

[312]. Ordericus Vitalis, ii., 219.

[313]. Reproduced herewith.

[314]. Wharton, Anglia Sacra, i., 339.

[315]. Maitland, Domesday Book and Beyond, 80-83.

[316]. Charter of William I., Monasticon, i., 477.

[317]. Foundation charter of Blyth Priory, Monasticon, iv., 623.

[318]. There is some evidence to suggest that the lord of a vill could cause a court to be held there by his steward. This, however, is the result of seignorial, not communal, ideas.

[319]. Round, Feudal England, 225–314, has given the clearest account of the introduction and development of knight service in England.

[320]. Feudal England, as quoted above, page [447]. See also Morris, Welsh Wars of Edward, i., 36, arguing for a total of 5000.

[321]. Frequently printed, e.g. by Stubbs, Select Charters, 86.