The Communes of Lombardy from the VI. to the X. Century eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 99 pages of information about The Communes of Lombardy from the VI. to the X. Century.

The Communes of Lombardy from the VI. to the X. Century eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 99 pages of information about The Communes of Lombardy from the VI. to the X. Century.

  2. Teloneum.
    a.  Pedagium:  General word for tolls on streets, roads,
bridges, etc.
      [Greek:  alpha].  Pontaticum, for bridges.
      [Greek:  beta].  Portaticum, for gates.
      [Greek:  gamma].  Platiaticum, for license to sell in market.
      [Greek:  delta].  Casaticum, for houses. 
      Cf. Otho II., Diploma to Monast.  Volturno a. 983, et al. loc.
    b.  Ripaticum:  General word for tolls and taxes for transport by
     water.  Cf.  Diploma of Berenger II. v. Ughelli, Italia Sacra,
   Tom.  V. Also a Privilegium of Charlemagne, anno 787. v.
Ughelli, Italia Sacra, Tom.  V., a. 787.  This privilegium confirms the laws of Liutprand, and shows how much the inhabitants of Como had to pay in various places in moving salt down the rivers of Lombardy.
      [Greek:  alpha].  Paliscitura,
      [Greek:  beta].  Trasitura,
      [Greek:  gamma].  Navium ligatura. 
      Wharfage dues.
      [Greek:  delta].  Portonaticum, harbor dues.
      [Greek:  epsilon].  Curatura, probably a tax on certain
merchandise.
      [Greek:  zeta].  Passagio, probably same as preceding, but
possibly a tax in favor of those going to the Holy Land.

  8. Auxilia (Occasiones) (dues from vassals): 
    a.  Praestitiones.
    b.  Dona.
    c.  Gratuita.
    d.  Mutua. 
    More common after the year 1000 A.D.; but, for an example in the
    year 878, see a Diploma of Lewis II., published by Puricelli
  in his Monumenti della Basilica Arnbrosiana.

III.  Under head of “lands owned by Crown or Publicum”: 

  1. Terra Censualis.  Holder of t.c. owed these duties: 
    a.  Glaudaticum,
    b.  Escaticum,
    c.  Herbaticum,
    d.  Datio,
    e.  Alpaticum,
    f.  Agrarium. 
    Payments for right to pasture cattle and swine on public lands. 
      Cf.  Chron. da Volturno, a. 972.  Chron.  Farfensis.  Privileg.  Lud. 
      Pii, et al. loc.
    g.  Terraticum, amount of produce given for right to cultivate.
    h.  Pascuarium, payment for sheep pastured on the public land.
    i.  Boazia, tax levied on every pair of oxen; probably not
      developed before XII. century.

The taxes and so forth mentioned in this list are by no means all that were levied, but are a fair representation of them.  After the year 1000 their feudal character is even more strongly marked.

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