Villainage in England; Essays in English Mediaeval History
The book Villainage in England; Essays in English Mediaeval History was written by author Vinogradoff, Paul, Sir, 1854-1925 Here you can read free online of Villainage in England; Essays in English Mediaeval History book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Villainage in England; Essays in English Mediaeval History a good or bad book?
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The duties of the two chief classes of tenants differ in many respects. The servile people have to pay rent and so have the free, but while the first con- tribute to make up a general payment of six pounds, each yoke being assessed at seven shillings and five-pence, the free people have to pay as much as twenty-three shillings and seven-pence per yoke. Both sets have to perform ploughings, reapings, and carriage duties, but the burden of the servile portion is so much greater in regard to the c...arriage-work, that the corresponding yokes sometimes get their very name from it, they are ju£-a averagiantia, while the free households are merely bound to help a few times during the summer. Every servile holding has a certain number of acres of wood assigned to it, or else corresponding rights in the common wood, while the free tenants have to settle separately with the lord of the manor. And lastly, the relief for every unfree yoke is fixed at forty pence, and for every free one is equal to the annual rent.
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