Assize — The meeting of the king and his council; the decrees issued by the king after such meetings; also, an ordinance such as that regulating prices of bread and ale, and weights and measures; such decrees became statutory. Later, the Grand Assize… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Farm — A fixed sum of money due annually, e.g. tax, rent or something in kind. Later, the sum paid for the licence to collect monies, e.g. taxes from a city. Moneyers had the farm, in their case for minting coins. It was a gathering in of plenty, which… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Moneyer — A licensed coiner or striker of coins. Mints, of which there were many in England at any one time, were run by private individuals experienced in metalwork, under royal control. Payment was one penny in every £1. Moneyers were liable to… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Short-cross penny — New coin of 1180 replacing the issue of coins known today as *Tealby coins. A new coin was a necessity, the existing coinage being crude, and of poor quality. These new coins were of high quality, being 95 per cent silver; they continued in use… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
History of borough status in England and Wales — Borough is a term for an historic unit of lower tier local government in England and Wales. The ancient boroughs covered only important towns and were established by charters granted at different times by the monarchy. Their history is largely… … Wikipedia
Ancient borough — An early historical analysis of cities and boroughs by Robert Brady (1704) … Wikipedia
