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1282, 10 Ed. I. The Abbot fines for the 2nd Welsh war, at the same rate as in 

 1277, and has acknowledgement of receipt of fine 10 Jan., // Ed. I. 

 (Chron. Pet.) 



liSjj, 13 Ed. I. The King in Parliament concedes scutage re above, at 408. per 

 fee, and the Sheriff" has a writ, 7 July, 13 Ed. I. to cause Abbot to have 

 same. (Chron. Pet.) 



28 Ed. I. The Abbot fines in 200, and .20 Queen gold ; Scotland (Hist.), for 

 rates per fee, see pp. 94-5. 



31 Ed. I. Fines .100, and .10 Queen gold ; Scotland (I fist.). 



34 Ed. I. Fines ioo/., and io;w. Queen gold (Hist.) 



4 Ed. II. Fines .200 for 5 fees, and 20 Queen gold, and finds 100 in. of pro- 

 vender (for the army of Scotland), which he has to carry [Sc. Rot. -V, 

 and ffist. ; see also note p. 100]. 



if Ed. II. Gives 200 m. of subsidy to repress Thos., Earl Lancaster's rebellion 

 (Hist.). 



16 Ed. II. Fines in .200, and .20 Queen gold, Scotland no general levy of 



escuage (Sc. Aot. -V-, and ffist.). 



/ Ed. III. Fines in 100, and 10 Queen gold, Scotland (Hist.). 

 16 Ed. II. The Abbot fines in ,200 for 5 fees (for the Scotch exercittis presum- 

 ably) no general levy of escuage. (Sc. Rot. Y-.) 



now it will be observed that the Edwardian fines 

 are not based on the " service," and it may also be 

 noted the fine with escuage was under 5 m. per fee 

 in 14 Hen. III., 1230, whereas it was but about 1 

 per fee 5 and 10 Ed. I. (by theory at least) as 

 some 175 marcs should accrue on either occasion, 

 as his escuage the money received by the Crown 

 being much the same as in 1230. The Exch. 

 Common Roll 1 7 Ed. III. (cited both by Brady and 

 Madox) gives the case of the Prior of Coventry who Prior of 

 /. Ed. I., and /. Ed. II. fined for 2 fees (service lO^ 

 both these authors observe the Prior's Plea was 

 false, but neither of them record judgment: cer- 

 tain it is many capital tenants fined just in the 

 same way as the Prior, and it is difficult to suppose 

 any systematic deception could have taken place 

 with the evidence then on record in the Pipe 

 Rolls. The charter of the Prior of Coventry to 

 the King (aid to marry 1235) is on p. 94 of the 

 T. de TV., and an inquisition of his fees in Warwick 



