 Inclosures at that time began to be more frequent, whereby arable land, which could not be manured without people and families, was turned into pasture, which was easily rid by a few herdsmen ; and tenances for years, lives, and at will, whereupon much...  The Quarterly Review - Page 435edited by - 1912Full view - About this book
 | Parliamentary - 1762 - 470 pages
...without People and Families, was turned into Pafture, .which was eafily rid by a few Herdfmen; and Tenancies for Years, Lives, and at Will, whereupon much of the Yeomanry lived, were turned into Demefnes. This bred a Decay of People, and, by Confequence, a Decay of KlnsHeny VII.... | |
 | Thomas Douglas Earl of Selkirk - 1805 - 318 pages
...without people and families, was turned into ' pasture, which was easily rid by a few herdsmen; and ' tenancies for years, lives, and at will, whereupon much ' of the yeomanry lived, were turned into demesnes. ' This bred a decay of people, and by consequence a ' decay of towns, churches,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 616 pages
...people and families, was turned into pasture, which was easily rid by a few herdsmen ; and tenances for years, lives, and at will, whereupon much of the yeomanry lived, were turned into demesns. This bred a decay of people, and, by consequence, a decay of towns, churches,... | |
 | George Brodie - 1822 - 504 pages
...without people and families, was turned into pasture, which was easily rid by a few herdsmen ; and tenancies for years, lives, and at will, whereupon much of the yeomanry lived, were turned into demesnes." I'. 596. * We learn from J. Rous, that, even 'in his time, the son alway*... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1824 - 624 pages
...people and families, was turned into pasture, which was easily rid by a few herdsmen; and tenances for years, lives, and at will, whereupon much of the yeomanry lived, were turned into demesnes. This bred a decay of people, and, by consequence, a decay of towns, churches,... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 540 pages
...people and families, was turned into pasture, which was easily rid by a few herdsmen ; and tenances for years, lives, and at will, whereupon much of the yeomanry lived, were turned into demesnes. This bred a decay of people, and, by consequence, a decay of towns, churches,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 546 pages
...people and families, was turned into pasture, which was easily rid by a few herdsmen; and tenances for years, lives, and at will, whereupon much of the yeomanry lived, were turned into demesnes. This bred a decay of people, and, by consequence, a decay of towns, churches,... | |
 | 1858 - 594 pages
...people and families, was turned into pasture, which was easily rid by a few herdsmen ; and tenances for years, lives, and at will, whereupon much of the yeomanry lived, were turned into demesnes.' That is to say, the yeomanry — the bulk of the old fighting ' following... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...lop their wanton growth." turned into pasture, which was easily rid by a few herdsmen ; and tenances for years, lives, and at will, (whereupon much of the yeomanry lived,) were turned into demesnes.1 This bred a decay of people, and by consequence a decay of towns, churches,... | |
 | John Scott - 1860 - 278 pages
...without people and families, was turned into pasture—which was easy to be rid by a few herdsmen; and tenancies for years, lives, and at will, whereupon much of the yeomanry lived, were turned into demesne. This bred a decay of the towns, churches, tythes, and the like. The king,... | |
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