The history of England : written in French . eding Year : However it isnot certain, that DancgtU was a fettled yearly Revenue. The famous Author of the Dialogue concerning the Exchequer feems to have thought it ayear-Iy Revenue before, but not after the Conqueft. It may be traced by the Rolls to the Reign of Henry II, but it does not appear, that Danegeld was paidin the larter part of Henry IIs Reign, nor in thofe of Richard I, and John, In all or moil of the Accounts of Danegeld in 2 Henry U there is a fareeDeduction made, under the Terms in IVaflo, which is fuppofed to be by reafon of the Re
The history of England : written in French . eding Year : However it isnot certain, that DancgtU was a fettled yearly Revenue. The famous Author of the Dialogue concerning the Exchequer feems to have thought it ayear-Iy Revenue before, but not after the Conqueft. It may be traced by the Rolls to the Reign of Henry II, but it does not appear, that Danegeld was paidin the larter part of Henry IIs Reign, nor in thofe of Richard I, and John, In all or moil of the Accounts of Danegeld in 2 Henry U there is a fareeDeduction made, under the Terms in IVaflo, which is fuppofed to be by reafon of the Realm being (0 waited by the long inteftine Wars between Stephenand Maud. Hence it ihould feem that Danegeld was a fort of Hidage, or a Revenue arifing from Lands, as divided or meafured by Hides. Again it feemsthat Danegdd was charged upon Land, becaufe it is paid by the Men of the Counties only, the Cities and Towns anfwering at the lame time under tkeName of an Auxihum or Donum, Tallage and Cuftom will be the Subject of the next Coin Note*. King John in his Coins, gives his Face full, in a Triangle, with a Sceptre in his Right-hand, inferibed, JOHANNES REX. On the Reverfeanother Fnangle with a halt Moon and a Star, and this Infcription : ROBERD. ON. DIVE, which Iaft words fhew the Money was coined a*. * l,Z£? ~ * Kl3f1Was the hrft that had the TiUe of Domi»«* Hiberma, or Lord of Ireland ; accordingly he is ftiled on his Great Seal it° G,™!£,£EX ANGLIE DOMINUS HIBERNIE; and on the Center Seal, IOANNES DUX NOR^N1E^TA?-u,TANIE C,0IVJE,S ANDEGAVIE. k is obfervable, that all the Pennies that have the Head in a Triangle wereinjb turns. The Injh Harp was antitntly ot that Shape, N°. XV. B b b b Charts 282 The HISTORY of ENGLAND. Vol. I. (i) Charta Regis Willielmi conquilitoris. W ILLIELMUS rex Anglorum, dux Nor-mannorum, omnibus hominibus fuis Francis SiAnglis, falutem. De religione & pace publica. I. Statuimus imprimis fuper omnia, unum Deum pertotum reg
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