Feudal Statistics 



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Excep- 

 tional 

 cases. 



and of the rest, the fee of Bolebec Walt, has 

 avowedly a service of 5 (Charter 1166) and is so 

 given in Swereford's extracts from the Pipe Roll 

 of 4 John, also p. 392 Testa de N. in the inqui- 

 sitions of 1212-1214, and not only is Rog. 

 Bertram's service stated as 5 (Charter 1166) but 

 is so returned in the above named inquest (p. 392, 

 T. de N.). 



Some 146 Charters state or practically state the "Render- 

 service, which in 103 cases agrees with the render, "Service.' 

 and in 27 disagrees (the remainder not being 

 found on the 14 Hen. II. Pipe Roll), but this 

 excess is largely composed of very small fees, and 

 this to such an extent that there are about 800 

 fees agreeing with the r. c. and the same number dis- 

 agreeing ; the majority of the important barons very 

 prudently declining any information either as to 

 their service or the debt on their " dominicum," 

 are thus practically at their own assessment. Cer- 

 tainly in the reign of Hen. II. there are additional 

 charges on new feoffment (much of which was due 

 to the Crown), the relative payment or non-pay- 



