The history of England : written in French . ough the whtfle Kingdom, there were certain Aids impofed upon the Demeans,Efcheats, &c, of particular Counties or Places, for certain Purpofes relating to thole Counties or Places- An Aid by way of Hidage, was Ja;d on Devonand Cernival, for the Siege of the Ifle of William de Manfco. Inferior Lords of Sejgneuries had of their Tenants, the three notable Aids, to make hi3eldeft Son a Knight, to marry his eldeft Daughter, and to ranfom his Perfon. They had alfo of their Tenants upon occalion, ether Aids, as to enable themto pay their Relief or Seifin,
The history of England : written in French . ough the whtfle Kingdom, there were certain Aids impofed upon the Demeans,Efcheats, &c, of particular Counties or Places, for certain Purpofes relating to thole Counties or Places- An Aid by way of Hidage, was Ja;d on Devonand Cernival, for the Siege of the Ifle of William de Manfco. Inferior Lords of Sejgneuries had of their Tenants, the three notable Aids, to make hi3eldeft Son a Knight, to marry his eldeft Daughter, and to ranfom his Perfon. They had alfo of their Tenants upon occalion, ether Aids, as to enable themto pay their Relief or Seifin, or other Fine to the King, and alfo to pay their Dehts. This was dr-ne by the Kings Leters Patent, directed to theTenants. But it may be noted, thefe were only Letters of Requ?ft. For it is provided by King Johns Charter, that the King fhould not for the futuregrant to any one leave to take an Aid of his Freemen, lave in the three Cafes above mentioned. The Revenue arifing from Scutage and 1allaget wiUbe fpoken of in the next Coin King Richard I. is reprefented as a Corrupter rather than a Refiner of the Englifh Coins. And indeed his Parade in the Holy Land, with his Ran-fom, was fo very chargeable, that it is no Wonder to find him put to all imaginable Shifts for multiplying his Money at home. However his Moneyis very rare. His Penny, in Speedy is very remarkable, having two Faces, inferibed Ricus R: : : S REX. And on the Reverfe, AV : : ON. N ; ;NICO. And REX ANGL. Reverfe, LONDON, three Pellets, in each Quarter of the Crofs. In the fifth Year of this Reign, Bennet, Son ofIfaac a Jew, ftands charged on the Revenue Rolls with a hundred Pounds and one Mark of Gold, de Obol. Murfce or Murfcii for a Fine. The Wordsare: Benediclus Filius Ifaac debet CI & j marcam auri de Obol. Mufce vel x. Marcas argenti, pro fine fuo de cartis Aaron emptis a Cancellario. 5. R. I. Rot> 3. a. m* I. a little lower in the Roll it was written Mufcii, But what was meant by Obeli dt M
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