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.
Cada un debía lealdade persoal, como súbdito, ao rei de Inglaterra, ao que estaban obrigados a apoiar en tempos de guerra, pero gozaban de exención fiscal e posuían dereitos reservados noutros lugares á coroa, como o dereito de crear bosques, mercados e vilas.