6 examples of wapentakes in sentences

The people, in imitation of their ancestors, the ancient Germans, assembled there in arms; whence a hundred was sometimes called a wapentake, and its court served both for the support of military discipline, and for the administration of civil justice

[i] Spellman, IN VOCE Wapentake.]

A committee-man properly should be the governor's mattress to fit his truckle, and to new string him with sinews of war; for his chief use is to raise assessments in the neighbouring wapentake.

All counties, hundreds, wapentakes, and trethings, shall stand at the old rents, without any increase, except in our demesne manors.

In some of the more northern counties these hundreds are called wapentakes.

A sort of mock proclamation is then made in doggerel verse at the door of all the alehouses in the parish, or wapentake, as follows: "It is neither for your sake nor my sake That I ride stang;

6 examples of  wapentakes  in sentences