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Scutage

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SCUTAGE, old Eng. law. The name of a tax or contribution raised for the use of the king's armies by those who held lands by knight's service.



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The crown found professional mercenaries provided a better military than aging noblemen and wanted the scutage money instead of the service.
The king therefore was forced to agree, for instance, that no scutage (a tax in lieu of military service) would be levied without consent.
 
 
 
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