Alfred the GreatMacmillan & Company, 1891 - 334 pages |
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Page 180
... tythings , each of which was repre- sented by a head - borough , or chief man of the tything . Every English householder then who claimed to be a " liege man , " or one who was living according to law , was a member of a tything , and ...
... tythings , each of which was repre- sented by a head - borough , or chief man of the tything . Every English householder then who claimed to be a " liege man , " or one who was living according to law , was a member of a tything , and ...
Page 181
... tything in which the offence had been committed , could get the head - borough and two chief pledges of the three neighbouring tythings -twelve good men in all - to join with them in swearing that , in their conscience , the tything was ...
... tything in which the offence had been committed , could get the head - borough and two chief pledges of the three neighbouring tythings -twelve good men in all - to join with them in swearing that , in their conscience , the tything was ...
Page 183
... tythings and hundreds , was worked in the towns by the ma- chinery of the guilds . There is no more interesting piece ... tything in the county , for the production of offenders and the payment of were and wite . The political education ...
... tythings and hundreds , was worked in the towns by the ma- chinery of the guilds . There is no more interesting piece ... tything in the county , for the production of offenders and the payment of were and wite . The political education ...
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