Each owed personal allegiance, as subjects, to the English king whom they were bound to support in times of war, but their lands were exempt from royal taxation and they possessed rights which elsewhere were reserved to the crown, such as the rights to create forests, markets and boroughs.
Nad vandusid alamatena isiklikult truudust Inglise kuningale, keda nad pidid sõdade ajal toetama, kuid nende maad olid vabastatud kuninglikest maksudest ja nad omasid õigusi, mis muidu olid reserveeritud kroonile, nagu õigus luua metsi, turge ja valdu.