Fumagium

Fumagium
A hearth-tax, used in *DB. It was also known as *'reek-silver'. -
Cf. Focage

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  • fumage — /fyooh mij/, n. Old Eng. Law. a tax payable to the king for each hearth in every house owned by a person not exempt from church taxes and poor taxes. Also, feuage, fuage. [1745 55; < ML fumagium. See FUME, AGE] …   Useful english dictionary

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