16。Harl。MSS。639，f69，b：’InquisiciofactapertotamsocamdeBadefeuddicitquodsialiquisservusdominimorituretplureshabueritfilios，sitotaterrafueritmollondprimogenitusdeiureetconsuetudinedebeteamretinere；sitotafueritvillanaiunior；simaiorparsfueritmollondprimogenitus，ismaiorparsfueritvillanaiunioreamoptinebit。’
17。IcannotsurrenderthispointcfStevenson，l。c。。ThatBoroughEnglishexistedinmanyfreeboroughsandamongfreesokemenistrue，ofcourse，andthereithadnothingtodowithservilestatus。Itwouldhavebeenwrongtotreatthecustomofinheritanceasasuretestfromageneralpointofview。Butasamatteroffactitwastreatedassuchatestfromalocalpointofviewbymany，ifnotmost，manorialarrangements。IreferagaintotheCasefromtheNote-bookofBracton，pl。1062。Thelordisadducingasproofofapleaofvillainage：’Hocbenepatet，quiapostnatusfiliussemperhabuitterrampatrissuisicutaliivillanidepatria。’Ihavesaidalreadythatthesuccessionoftheyoungestsonappearswithmerchet，reeveship，etc。，asaservilecustom。
RamseyCartularyRollsSeries，i。267：’Decemhidae，exquibuspersona，liberietcensuariitenenttreshidasetdimidiam，etvillanitenentsexhidas。’
DomesdayBook，i。204；RamseyCartulary，i。270，330-40。
RochesterCartularyThorpe，2，a：’GavelmannideSuthflete。’CottonMSS。TiberiusB。ii，andClaudiusC。xi。