hardships

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At last Langton persuaded both parties to come to an agreement on the basis of king's friends and barons alike surrendering their castles and wardships.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William

These included the claim to military service; the three regular aids and the payments of relief at succession to a fief, as also the profits on wardships and marriages.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various

Towards this, the existing sources of revenue, with the deduction of the Feudal dues and wardships, which it was proposed to abolish, would not contribute more than one-half, or £600,000.

From Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 by Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of

This curtailed the advantage of tenants of the greater barons who profited by increased wardships and reliefs from subinfeudation from subdivision and better cultivation of their land while still paying the greater barons fixed sums.

From Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition by Reilly, S. A.

We must also remember the enormous power of the Scottish Crown through its right of granting wardships, especially in the case of a female heir.

From Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time or, The Jarls and The Freskyns by Gray, James