This process could be carried farther till there was a chain of mesne lords between the tenant-in-chief and the actual holder of the land; but the liability for performance of the knight-service was always carefully defined.
This process could be carried farther. There was a chain of mesne lords between the tenant-in-chief; but the liability for performance of the knight. There was a chain of mesne lords between the tenant-in-the actual holder of the land; but the liability for performance of the knight. Service was always carefully defined.