The medieval historian Sidney Painter estimated that in about 1200 there were only seven magnates in England whose annual income exceeded £400 and a knight could easily live on £10 to £20 per year.
Der Mittelalter-Historiker Sidney Painter (1902–1960) vertrat die Meinung, dass es um 1200 nur sieben Magnaten in England gab, deren jährliches Einkommen £ 400 überschritt und ein Ritter konnte leicht von £ 10–20 im Jahr leben.