Note 271 — Chapter IX · The State.
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In Stat. Alex. II. 2, Gavel, or Cavel, is the word used for “holding,” and Loth and Cavil, Share and Holding, occur in the Burgh Laws. All the authorities for what is here advanced will be found in Appendices D, E, F, and N. The tenure of the West Saxon “Ceorl upon Gafol-land,” seems to have been very similar, if not identical, with that of the Celtic Gavel.