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Excerpt from The Financing of the Hundred Years'' War, 1337-1360: A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Literature in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Department of History
Even in the thirteenth century, the old revenues of the crown that had ?owed largely from feudal sources had not only proved inadequate to meet the expanding needs of the State, but had begun to fall off seriously, owing to changes that were taking place in the social order. Edward I. Had pointed the way to a new source of financial strength by his Great Custom and his Carta Mercatoria. But English commerce was still in its infancy, and for obvious reasons the crown could not push its right of levy here too far. The income which the crown might exact from trade was necessarily limited in the thirteenth century, and to meet the exigencies of his Welsh or Scottish wars, Edward had devised nothing better than to throw himself upon the generosity of the estates.
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Even in the thirteenth century, the old revenues of the crown that had ?owed largely from feudal sources had not only proved inadequate to meet the expanding needs of the State, but had begun to fall off seriously, owing to changes that were taking place in the social order. Edward I. Had pointed the way to a new source of financial strength by his Great Custom and his Carta Mercatoria. But English commerce was still in its infancy, and for obvious reasons the crown could not push its right of levy here too far. The income which the crown might exact from trade was necessarily limited in the thirteenth century, and to meet the exigencies of his Welsh or Scottish wars, Edward had devised nothing better than to throw himself upon the generosity of the estates.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Schuyler Baldwin Terry
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ISBN - 9780331416176
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Page Count - 222
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Schuyler Baldwin Terry
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