When the kings began to make grants in perpetuity, either through the corruption which crept into the government or by reason of the constitution itself, which continually obliged those princes to confer rewards, it was natural they should begin with giving the perpetuity of the fiefs, rather than of the counties.
Erregeak donariak betiko ematen hasi zirenean, dela gobernura iritsi zen ustelkeriagatik, dela konstituzioagatik beragatik, zeinek erregeak etengabe sariak ematera behartzen baitzuen, naturala zen feudoak betiko ematen hastea, eta ez konderriak.