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<|ni. cl>i sub jiiispiciis W! Ill el mi conqucstoris adornatus, sta- 

 luin rcriim Anglosaxonicis sub Hegibus proximis illius antcccs- 

 soribus egregie illustrat *). Sic expressis vcrbis nominnntur: 



In Dorset e ''' duo monctarii. 



In Hereford '' scptcm monctarii. Unus ex his crat mo- 

 nctarius Episeopi. 



In Sciropesbcric '") Ires inonelarii. 

 In Cestre M) septem monclarii. 



Lcgibus .^Ethelredi Rrgis statuta ^Etlielstani confirmata sunt 

 <-l :iiirl:i liiinc in inoduin: "lit monctarii pauciorcs sint quam 

 antca fucrint; in omni suinmo portu Ires ct in omni alio por- 

 tu sit unus monctarius; et illi habcant subopcrarios suos in 

 suo crimine, quod puriiin faciant ct rccti pondcris per candem 

 Avitain (svct. vile, mulcta) quam pracdiximus." **) 



Oe cctcro sccuritatis caussa ct ut mclius inspiccrentur monc- 

 tarii, cautum fuit "nan man tie mynctitjc Imian on porte" (nemo 



*) lupiiniis snl) Kdviiriln <^onfessnre ut Donirs(lay-n<)iik unac|u!)(jue fere pagina 

 fiiiiiiiiuiiHlral. Ailesl tie orlero pgrcgiuni loslimonium ex L<>ge Edwardi, "anct<irizat 

 H \\'illeloin flegti", ilfsunilnin : "Cum ipse Willclnuis Hex andivit ft alias leges de 

 rcgiin, in i\inic apprcrialus est earn (scil. L. Edward!) et vuliiil ul ipsa ohservnrelur 

 |n r lotiiui rcgnmii , quia <lircl>at cjiioil anlcrossorfS sni et uinninm de Normaunia et 

 Nor we! a vencriint, rl Icgi-ni quod hiincsla ert , len<- dcliert-nl c'qui." etc. IJ^. 

 Kdwardi oonfossoris. Ancient Lnws of England, p. 197. 



fi) Dorrcnsfer, Dorchester, Dorsetshire. /) Hertford. 



iw) Scrohesltyrig , Shrewshyry. ) risestrepeasler, Chester, Cheshire. 



**) I.L. Anglosa.x. Wilkins I. c. Ancient Laws of England p:ig. 120. 





