Feudal England: Historical Studies on the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries

by John Horace Round

[¹⁹⁶] I know of no authority for this form.

[¹⁹⁷] The 'Lathes' of Kent of course point in the same direction.

[¹⁹⁸] Professor Vinogradoff states, on the contrary, that 'all are irregular in their formation'.

[¹⁹⁹] English Village Community, pp. 54, 139, 396.

[²⁰⁰] The phrase 'quot hidæ sint ibi' is of importance because such formulae as 'T.R.E. geldabat pro ii. hidis, sed tamen sunt ibi xii. hidæ', have sometimes been understood to imply two geldable, but twelve arable hides, whereas both figures refer to assessment only.

[²⁰¹] English Village Community, 212 note.

[²⁰²] We might also compare the droit de gîte on the other side of the Channel.

[²⁰³] I am indebted for these identifications to Mr Eyton's work.

[²⁰⁴] It is a further and fundamental error that Mr Eyton speaks of the firma unius noctis as 'borough taxation', whereas it was essentially of the nature of rent, not taxes.

[²⁰⁵] I am indebted for these identifications to Mr Eyton's work.