 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 455edited by - 1912Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 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 desmesnes. This bred a decay of people, and, by consequence, a decay of towns, churches,... | |
 | James Spedding - 1878 - 824 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 - 1878 - 790 pages
...HISTORY OF KING HENRY VII. 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,... | |
 | George Charles Brodrick - 1881 - 546 pages
...without people and families, were 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,... | |
 | George Charles Brodrick - 1881 - 546 pages
...without people and families, were 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,... | |
 | George Shaw-Lefevre Baron Eversley - 1881 - 296 pages
...without people and families, were 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 - 1882 - 570 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,... | |
 | Henry Mayers Hyndman - 1883 - 548 pages
...manured without people and families was turned into pasture, which was easily rid by a few herdsmen ; and the 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,... | |
 | Henry Mayers Hyndman - 1883 - 1044 pages
...manured without people and families was turned into pasture, which was easily rid by a few herdsmen ; and the 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,... | |
 | Alexander Mackenzie - 1883 - 592 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,... | |
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