_x CONTENTS

CHΛP. ΓΛGE

THE POST-CONQUEST PERIOD

VII. The Firma Burgi and the Commune, 1066-1191 . . 139-193

ɪ. The Firma Burgi in 1066 ..... 140

2. The Firma Burgi in 1086 ..... 148

3. The Firma Burgi and the Commune, 1086-1154 . 154

4. Revocable grants of Firma Burgi. Attempted Com-

munes, 1154-91 ...... 162

5. The First Fee Farms and the Commune of London,
1189-91 177

Арр. I. Table of Borough Farms, etc. . . 183

Арр. II. The Firma Burgi and the Election of

Reeves ...... 185

VIII. Liber Burgus ........ 194-220

Additional Note on Dr. Stephenson’s View . . . 217

IX. The Borough Community from the Twelfth Century 221-262
I. The Borough Community and the Gild Merchant

before the Age of Mayors and Fee Farms . . 222

2. The Beginning of Municipal Incorporation . . 234

Арр. I. Merchant Gild, Fee Farm, Commune . 248

Арр. II. The Barons of London and of the

Cinque Ports .... 256

X. The Origin of Town Councils .... 263-301

App. Dr. Stephenson on the Origin of Town

Councils ...... 296

XI. The Common Council of the Borough . . . 302-338

Арр. I. Some Single Common Councils of Early

Date......330

Арр. II. List of Old Councils and Common

Councils before 1550 . . . 337

App. III. A Criticism Considered . . . 338

XII. The Study of Early Municipal History in Eng-
land ......... 339-358

Index

359

ADDENDA AND CORRIGENDA

Page 83, I. 20	‘ ‘ Opus in curia ’ ’ might, however, include lifting and stacking hay (Vinogradoff, Villainage,p. 444).
,, 89, I. 16	Eight virgates. Cf. ibid. p. 381.
,. 97- ^l- ⁸	For fripeni read fripene.
,, 98	For the charter, probably of Abbot Robert de Sutton (1262-73), to the men of Peterborough “ which offers release from seignorial exploita- tion (including merchet), but in the most re- stricted terms ” see V.C.H., Northants, ii. 425. A similar charter was granted to Oundle.
„ 118	For the importance of the English textiles industry in the tenth century and their export to France see E.H.R. xlii. (1927), 14τ.
., i3¹> I- ɪʒ	For weigh read way.
„ 145.1- ¹7	Earl William’s houses were perhaps private, not comital.
„ 149, n. 2	Although D.B. in the passage quoted says quite clearly that William gave to Robert de Stafiord half of his own share of the revenues of the borough, Robert is reported under his own fief (f. 2486, 2) to be claiming 70s., which was half of the combined shares of king and earl, then both in William’s hands.
» 184	Though Dover rendered £54 in 1086, its true value was estimated to be £40.
,, 230, I. 6	The burgesses of Gloucester having had a bare grant of fee farm in 1194 (B.B.C. i. 224), it seems clear that the importance of such a full grant of liberties as John’s is underestimated here and on p. 250. In his reign these grants perhaps carried with them, unexpressed, allowance of sworn association (see pp. 251-2). xi