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The article says "English adulterine castle" in the first sentence. If "adulterine" means an illegal castle, lacking a license from the King, why not say so more clearly in the article? See WP:ASTONISH --DThomsen8 (talk) 01:11, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]