Brave Little Holland, And What She Taught Us
Brave Little Holland, And What She Taught Us
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Under them, holding larger or smaller tracts of land, were the barons or feudal landlords. Under these, again, were tenants who did the actual work of farmers in peace and of soldiers in war. /Many of these 17568A 100 BRAVE LITTLE HOLLAND.
tenants were influential, often wealthy, and with Bome education. /- They were friendly with the townspeople and worked with them to secure charters from the counts. The substance of these charters was, that instead of violence there should be law. The oldest... known document of this sort, dated A. D. 1217, is still to be seen in the fine old hall in MiddelburgL It was granted by Willem I., Count of Holland, and Joanna, Countess of Flanders. The gist of it all is in one sentence : " To all Middelburgers one kind of law is guar- anteed." On this model most of the city charters are based.
'The towns had to pay handsomely for a charter.
The count was usually glad to get the money, and also in this way to make himself popular with the people. Yet, as the barons lost local power and influence as fast as the towns gained, there was continual jealousy between baron and count, and baron and town, and their followers.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Under them, holding larger or smaller tracts of land, were the barons or feudal landlords. Under these, again, were tenants who did the actual work of farmers in peace and of soldiers in war. /Many of these 17568A 100 BRAVE LITTLE HOLLAND.
tenants were influential, often wealthy, and with Bome education. /- They were friendly with the townspeople and worked with them to secure charters from the counts. The substance of these charters was, that instead of violence there should be law. The oldest... known document of this sort, dated A. D. 1217, is still to be seen in the fine old hall in MiddelburgL It was granted by Willem I., Count of Holland, and Joanna, Countess of Flanders. The gist of it all is in one sentence : " To all Middelburgers one kind of law is guar- anteed." On this model most of the city charters are based.
'The towns had to pay handsomely for a charter.
The count was usually glad to get the money, and also in this way to make himself popular with the people. Yet, as the barons lost local power and influence as fast as the towns gained, there was continual jealousy between baron and count, and baron and town, and their followers.
What to read after Brave Little Holland, And What She Taught Us?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Griffis, William Elliot, 1843-1928 to read onlineMoreLess
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