Abbreviation -- The problem and the sources -- The earlier Comitatus in ENgland: the Gesith -- The later Comitatus in England: the Thegn -- The King's reeve: Praefectus Regis -- The secular dignitaries of the royal houseold -- The king's priest -- The Chancery -- The innovations of Cnut and the Danes -- The lesser officials and servants of the court -- The development of the king's household in England and on the continent