Definition

• Wharton, in his Law Lexicon, 1864, states that this was the name given to "dues paid to lords of leets; also a fine of 40 pounds which the sheriff of Northumberland heretofore exacted of the inhabitants twice in seven years." It was abolished by a statute of 23 Henry VII c. 7.

Quelle

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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