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Their estates were relieved of a most onerous charge, and the lands freed from the burden of supporting the army of the state. Henry VII. had thus a large fund to give away; the rent of the land granted in knights' service virtually consisted of two separate funds one part went to the feudee, as officer or commmandant, the other to the soldiery or vassals. The latter part belonged to the state.
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