The Dawn of the Constitution; Or, the Reigns of Henry III and Edward I (A. D. 1216-1307) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ...II Revenue Of Henry III As Pa1d 1nto The K1ng's Wardrobe.1 1 See the special catalogue at the Record Office of the " Enrolled Wardrobe and Foreign Accounts of Henry III," where the references to the original documents are given. 1216-1272 OF REVENUE 295 TABLE III Revenue Pa1d 1nto Queen's Wardrobe (w1th Her Total Expend1ture). To pass from ordinary to extraordinary receipts, with the reign0 the grants obtained from the national assemblies assume a novel importance. Of Subsidies, leaving out a doubtful G'"'7 Thirteenth aueged to have been granted at the beginning of the reign,3 Henry received between the years 1225 and 1226 a Fifteenth from the laity and the lay fees of the clergy, with a Sixteenth of the spiritualities of the clergy not assessed to the Fifteenth. In 1232 he had a Fortieth from the laity, and the lay possessions of the clergy; in 1235 he had an Aid for the marriage of his sister; while in 1237 he had a Thirtieth on the footing of the Fortieth of 1232. After that no lay subsidy was granted till the Twentieth of 1270. But the clergy in most years from 1253 onwards were compelled by Papal orders to contribute Tenths of their incomes. In 1252 or 1253 Tenths were granted for three Tenths1 years. for relief to Holy Land; in 1256 they were continued for five years, the Sicilian ' Crusade' being substituted 1 Over-spent in the time, 10,846; total due, 14,333. 1 Again over-spent in the time, 7,795; total debt, 22,328. " Qui debent allocari ubi Domina Regina voluerit." So an allegation put into the mouth of the Barons by Paris, Chron. Maj. IV. 186. But in a later passage reviewing the grants of the reign the writer has no mention of this Thirteenth, p. 373. Bishop Stubbs suggests that it might have been granted in...