Athelstan ordered borough defences to be repaired shortly after Rogationtide.
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Athelstan ordered borough defences to be repaired shortly after Rogationtide.
Athelstan and his councillors issued a major law code concerned with theft, trade, public order, and royal administration.
The law required formal buying and selling to take place inside recognised towns before trustworthy witnesses.
The Grately legislation ordered royal officials to ensure proper payment of ecclesiastical tithes.
The Grately code imposed severe penalties on moneyers convicted of producing fraudulent coin.
Athelstan ordered one coinage throughout his realm and restricted minting to authorised towns.
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