71/83 H.Hunting, p.370.Hoveden, p.460. M.West. M.Paris p.8.The more northern counties were not comprehended in this survey; I suppose because of their wild, uncultivated state.] This monument, called domesday-book, the most valuable piece of antiquity possessed by any nation, is still preserved in the exchequer; and though only some extracts of it have hitherto been published, it serves to illustrate to us, in many particulars, the ancient state of England. |