90 Domesday and Feudal Statistics 



service of 12^ fees and recognised such by 2 knights 

 in the King's army, and that said fees were those 

 for which Ro. de Gant sent in a Charter in 1 166 ; 

 in 1 1 68 (being one of the eleven exceptions) he 

 renderedi']) but paid then on 12^ only, and is not 

 on the rolls till 2 Ric. I. when the fee is given as 

 1 2^- (see p. 77 "Red Book" Vol.1., likewise in 6 and 

 8 Ric. I., i and 13 John), also 38 Hen. III. where 

 account is rendered by the Sheriff of 25 of 

 12^- fees of Andrew Luterel, of Maurice de Gaunt, 

 in the aid to Knight Prince Edward. 



The following illustrations save where otherwise 

 stated are from Madox's " Hist, of the Ex- 

 chequer ": 



Examples iS'Hen. II, Glastonbury Abbey in the hands of the King : 



fr? therefore unrecognised fees paid. 



Madox, T> T r j o T i 11 j 



etc. 7 R IC ' * R- de. St. John r.c. 15 marcs, lest he transit, and 



to have escuage of I fee. 



7 Ric. I. Matilda Countess of Warwick r.c. 40 m., lest she 



send Knights o'er sea, and to have escuage of 

 15 fees. [Scutage ,1 per fee.] 



8 Ric. I. Bp. Coventry r.c. ^25 lest etc., and to have escuage 



of 15 fees of the Bprick and 10 of the Priory 



[seems an even fine]. 

 I John. Ro. de Turevil r.c. 5 m. for ^ fee which he holds in 



demesne, lest he transfret with horses and arms. 

 I John. Hen. de Witefeld owes 4 m. lest etc., who holds 



J fee in demesne. 

 I John. Geoff, de Mandeville who holds in demesne I fee 



r - c ' $ l st etc -j an d to have scutage of said 



demesne. 



3 John. Ric. Descrupes owes 5 for 3 fees, lest, etc. 

 12 John. Earl Clare r.c. 500 m. for his passage, Ireland, (and 



is quit of escuage, Pipe 13 John). 

 14 Hen. III. Fines and Scutages (3 marcs per fee) for the 



King's first passage to Brittany: 



Abbot Evesham r.c. 20 for passage, and for 

 scutage of 4^ fees 



