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40. Military Services, in cases of Invasion, or Rebellion, fixing the number of Soldiers each Chief should bring to the field, from which the Ecclesiasticks were not excepted; & the trading Communities were oblig'd instead of Men, to furnish money under the name of Tee_farm Rents.

The Tenure of Grand_Serjeanty also took place, which arose from lands given to the Steward, Constable, Chamberlain, or Marshal of England; but when these name's were us'd only to offices in the King's Houshold, they did not create tenures of the Publick, but tenures of what was call'd Petty_Serjeanty

As the number of the Dictors was much inferior to the English, William to destroy distinctions, & to write them & the Normans