[Uncle Peter]

Now to be fair to the aristocracy back in the 11th Century it wasn't all bad, in fact they would have done CAMRA proud. An English translation (oh the irony) extract from the domesday summary for Chester:

"A man or woman caught giving false measure in the city paid a fine of 4s. Similarly, the brewer of bad beer was either put in the ducking stool or gave 4s to the reeves"