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of his fees, as he was in the King's service nego- 

 tiating in France, during the exercitus of 3 1 Ed. I. 



24 Ed. I. Similar order to last, re Scotch expedition. 



(} Ed. II. 4 cases of distraint of escuage on mesne tenants 

 for armies of 28, 31, and 34 Ed. I. ; mandate that 

 same should cease, unless at aforesaid time the lord 

 of said mesnes was within age, and in the King's 

 hands. 



p-/2 Ed. II. Two cases showing that in this reign the 

 tenant of an honour was bound to give scutage, but 

 not to do corporal service. 



10 Ed. II. Debts of Scotch expeditions of 28, 31, and 34 

 Ed. I. to be collected at the rate of 2 per fee as 

 scutage, and enquiry as to capital tenants, escheats, 

 honors, perquisites, wards, and vacant ecclesiastical 

 holdings reference to above in a mandate to the 

 Commissioners. 



75" Ed. II. Summons for an expedition against the Scots, in 

 which ecclesiastics, widows, and other women are 

 to be allowed tojjne at 40 per fee. 



20 Ed. III. (Brady, Vol. I. App. pp. 86-8) Expenses of 

 the army of this year, showing its composition, 

 wages, etc", (a Knight 2s. per day). 



Payment Now it seems clear that it was easier to pay 

 e> Escuage than to fine, and certain tenants appear to 

 have escaped by the former plan : why some should 

 stand as quit paying or owing scutage is difficult 

 to discern, further than on such general grounds as 

 expediency, negligence, favoritism, relative strength 

 of the Crown, abilities of tenants, etc., bearing in 

 mind that wards, escheats, perquisites, honors, and 

 vacant bishopricks explain the matter in many (but 

 certainly not all) cases. The following references 

 are mainly from original matter at the Record 

 Office, dealing with the final period (up to 

 i Ed. III.) beyond which I do not find any notice 

 of a general levy of scutage in England ; as 



