Note 516 — Chapter XIII · WILLIAM THE LION—1165–1214.
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Assize Will. 25, 19. Assize David 25. In the reign of David all the greater magnates attended in person the royal Moots, held every forty days, which in William’s reign probably became Sheriffs’ Moots. The expression “all who have the freedom and custom of an earl,” occurs Assize David 16.