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covetous, and raised money by all manner [[note]] 1067 [[/note]] | covetous, and raised money by all manner [[note]] 1067 [[/note]] | ||
of exactions. Among others he restored that | of exactions. Among others he restored that | ||
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side consider [[addition]] i [[/addition]] d him in the odious light | side consider [[addition]] i [[/addition]] d him in the odious light | ||
of a Conqueror and of a tyrant. | of a Conqueror and of a tyrant. | ||
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William being under a necessity | William being under a necessity | ||
of raising money for the payment of | of raising money for the payment of | ||
his debts, he sent commissioners | his debts, he sent commissioners |
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underline William I. /underline
covetous, and raised money by all manner note 1067 /note of exactions. Among others he restored that Odious Tax called Dane - gelt, which had been abolished by Edward the Confessor. This Tax was by the Kings orders levied with all imaginable rigor; & caused universal murmurings & complaints, which sowring the Kings mind made him look upon the English as so many Revels, & they on their side consider addition i /addition d him in the odious light of a Conqueror and of a tyrant.
William being under a necessity of raising money for the payment of his debts, he sent commissioners