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Number of Capital Tenants, contrasted with D. B., p. 68. 

 Inquisitions, t. John, p. 68 Later Inquisitions, p. 68. In- 

 quisitions of 1346, p. 69. Returns of 4 Hen. IV, p. 69. 

 Change of method as usually only demesne fees answered in 

 1403, p. 70. Returns of 6 Hen. VI, p. 71. No Assessments 

 on Knights' Fees t. Hen. VII, and Jac. I, p. 71. Further 

 evidence from the Testa de Nevill, p. 71. Fines, ne transfretant, 

 p. 74. Alleged development of the Fee from the Hide, p. 74. 

 Remarks on same, p. 75. Records refute this theory, p. 75. 

 Scutagium and Auxilium, p. 80. Early evidence defective, 

 p. 82. Military service, p. 83. How performed by Peterboro' 

 Abbey, p. 84. Prior of Coventry's case, p. 85. Escuage 

 tenants, p. 86. Disseisin, p. 87. Obligations of under tenants, 

 p. 88. Inadequacy of entries of Scutage in the Pipe Rolls, 

 t. Ed. I, p. 88. Double meaning of Service illustrated by the 

 Luterell case, p. 89. Examples from Madox, etc., p. 90. Pay- 

 ment of Scutage, p. 92. Examples from MSS , mostly un- 

 printed, p. 93. Decline of Scutage, and its extinction in the 

 i7th century, p. 96. Popular theory of Service in exercitu, 

 p. 97. Unanimity of authorities thereanent, p. 97. Quotas 

 of Service, p. 97. Army of Calais (Brady), A.D. 1346, p. 98. 

 Service of more than 100 milites, p. 99 Popular theory of 

 Knight Service lacks support of Records, p. 99. Expenses of 

 Military Service, p. ioot Bargains with hired Knights ; 

 actual case in 1284, between tenant and miles, p. 100. Wages 

 of a Knight, /. Hen. II, p. 100. Flemish Conventions, Hen. 

 I-II, p. loofl. Period of Service, p. 101. Prestations, p. 101. 

 Army of Ireland, 7277, p. 101. 40 days, p. 102. Normandy 

 Inquisitions, p 102. Milites in D. B., p. 102. Auxilium 

 t. Hen. I, p. 103. Assize of Arms, t. Hen. II, p. 104. Alleged 

 decay of Archery, p. 104.. Feuduin Militis in Normandy, nth 

 century, p. 104. Milites of Peterboro' Abbey, p. 105. Service 

 of Evesham Abbey in exercitu, p. 105. The predecessor of 

 Ranulf Flambard disseised for defect of service, etc., p. 105. 

 Diversity of services due, p. 106. Partial Analysis of Moreton 

 Escheat, p. 107. Evidence of the Roman de Ron, p. 107. Fees 

 held since the Acquest of England, p. 108. Early subinfeu- 



