History of the English Landed Interest: From the Roman occupation to the 18th centurySonnenschein & Company, 1908 |
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acres Ager Publicus agricultural amongst ancient Anglo-Saxon arable bailiff became Bocland Cæsar carucage carucate cattle century CHAPTER Church clergy common field copyhold corn Court Baron Court Leet crops cultivation custom Danegeld demesne demesne lands district Domesday Book doubt early economy Engl England English estates farm feudal Folcland former freeholders fresh ground hand harvest Henry Henry VIII Hist houses husbandry Ibid justice king king's labour land tenure landed interest landlord landowners latter legislation live stock lord lord's manor military modern Norman origin overlord owner pasturage pasture period plough political portion possessed powers predial reign rent Rogers Roman royal Saxon scutage Seebohm seignorial seignorial rights seneschal sheep soil statute steward Stubbs Tacitus tenants term Teutonic thanes tion tithe trade tribal Trinoda Necessitas Tudor Tudor period Vide Village Community villein villeinage virgate waste wheat
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Сторінка 146 - Kingdom, or that he ought not to enjoy the same, here is his Champion, who saith that he lieth, and is a false traitor ; being ready in person to combat with him, and in this quarrel will adventure his life against him on what day soever he shall be appointed.
Сторінка 285 - Commissioners shall by any order under their seal of office-direct, no rate for the relief of the poor in England and Wales shall be allowed by any justices, or be of any force, which shall not be made upon an estimate of the net annual value of the several hereditaments rated thereunto ; that is to say, of the rent at which the same might reasonably be expected to let from year to year, free of all usual tenants...
Сторінка 285 - Tenant's Rates and Taxes, and Tithe Commutation Rent-charge, if any, and deducting therefrom the probable average annual cost of the repairs, insurance, and other expenses, if any, necessary to maintain them in a state to command such Rent...
Сторінка 299 - Certes this rude kind of building made the Spaniards in Queen Mary's days to wonder, but chiefly when they saw what large diet was used in many of these so homely cottages; insomuch that one of no small reputation amongst them said after this manner — "These English (quoth he) have their houses made of sticks and dirt, but they fare commonly so well as the king.
Сторінка 149 - You shall swear by the custom of our confession, That you never made any nuptial transgression, Since you were married man and wife, By household brawls, or contentious strife; Or otherwise, in bed or at board, Offended each other in deed or word : Or since the parish clerk said Amen...
Сторінка 149 - A whole gammon of bacon you shall receive, And bear it hence with love and good leave ; For this is our custom at Dunmow well known, Though the pleasure be ours, the bacon's your own.
Сторінка 149 - You shall swear by custom of confession, That you ne.er made nuptial transgression ; Nor since you were married man and wife, By household brawls or contentious strife, Or otherwise at bed or at board, Offended each other in deed or in word...
Сторінка 246 - God in them, to the intent that clerks and laymen might be admitted in such monasteries, priories and religious houses, according to their sufficient ability, and that sick and feeble men might be maintained, hospitality, almsgiving and other charitable deeds might be done, and that in them (prayers) might be made for the souls of the said founders and their heirs...
Сторінка 96 - This port is in the eastern part of Kent, at the east end of the great wood which we call Andred; the wood is in length from east to west one hundred and twelve" miles, or longer, and thirty miles broad: the river of which we before spoke flows out of the weald.
Сторінка 40 - Cassar mentions as being assigned for this custom seem to be hardly adequate ; but if we add to them the prospect of emigration, in the manner ^described by Machiavel, the custom will appear to be highly useful, and a double weight will be given to one of the reasons that...