Athelstan's Clemency

In nine 32, on christmas eve, he duly marked the birth of his saviour in a stable by issuing a charter that imposed a legal obligation upon its recipient to care for the poor. Athelstan's determination that no one living on his own lands be permitted to starve saw him issue a particularly prescriptive ordinance. The officials responsible for his estates were warned by their master that fines would be levied on those who failed in their duty to the needy and the proceeds donated to charity. Meanwhile, though in the north, trouble was brewing. Constantine determined, still, despite his grudging submission in nine 34, to shake off the yoke of his overlord owin fearful of what