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service ; whereas the render is 5 5^- fees, which 

 being palpably deficient, a debit of 19!- is entered 

 against the tenant on the Pipe Roll (nevertheless 

 55-| fees or thereabouts becomes the basis of returns 

 of Ric. I. to Hen. III.) ; but the Earl of Glos'ter 

 whose service is unascertainable renders 261^ fees, 

 whereas his charters inform of some 258^- old, and 

 13^ new in Glos'ter, besides 23 fees in Kent, 

 which would be lightly rated at 300 (the Honor 

 reputed to have been granted to Ro. Fitz Hamo 

 by Wm. II.) ; also the Earl of Clare rendering 

 142, and debited with yf new, informs by charter 

 of a similar number of fees, making no statement 

 either as to service or a balance on the dominicum, 

 and it may be noted the Exchequer seems not to 

 have material available for completing a defective 

 return. 



^ e tota ^ f tenan ts is about 300, and with 

 tenants (ut some 1 1 exceptions (I think) the render of 

 by Knight' *4 Hen. II. (or a later render where not returned 

 w^fcrthe ^ n ^at Roll) became the basis of assessment for 

 usual basis Ric. I. to Hen. III. throughout England ; and in 

 sequent Yorkshire (and presumably for all England) for 



returns. thfi reigns Q f Ren JJJ and d< J ^ j s prove( i 



by the aids to marry and Knight 29 and 

 38 Hen. III., and the Welsh Scutages of 

 42 Hen. III., 7 and 14 Ed. I. see Pipe Rolls) ; 

 by the render is meant the reddit compotum only, 

 not including the additional amount now and 

 then debited to the tenant t. Hen. II. Of 

 these ii exceptional renders 5 were adjusted by 

 1 8 Hen. II. (the Irish scutage), and 4 more by 

 2 Ric. I., 



