Re: A "third penny"

William Black wrote:
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In Anglo-Saxon England, earls collected fines and taxes and in return
received a "third penny", 1/3 of the money they collected. Where did
the other 2/3 go?


'To the king' is probably a good bet...

I can't honestly see an Anglo-Saxon noble giving it to the poor or the
church.


Why not? Where do you think the A-S church got its money? Certainly not 2/3 of that collected, but I'd bet most such nobles gave a sizeable chunk. I have a book on this somewhere I'll try and find.
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