| English literature - 730 pages
...ftrengthened tb« tenure of their eftates to that degree, that they came to have in them an intereft in many places full as good, in others better than...lords of manors having, time out of mind, permitted thtir villein* and their children to enjoy their poflefiions without interruption, in a regular courfe... | |
| English poetry - 1774 - 428 pages
...ftrengthened the tenure of their cftates to that degree, that they came to have in them an intereft in many places full as good, in others better than their lords. For the good -nature and benevolence of many lords of manors having, time out of mind, permitted thci. villeins... | |
| William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 566 pages
...ftrengthened the tenure of their eftates to that degree, that they came to have in them an intereft in many places full as good, in others better than...permitted their villeins and their children to enjoy their pofleffions without interruption, in a regular courfe of defcent, the common law, of which cuftom i&... | |
| William Blackstone - Law - 1794 - 700 pages
...ftrcngthened the tenure of their eflates to that degree, that they came to have in them an intercft in many places full as good, in others better than...time out of mind, permitted, their villeins and their childr.cn, to enjoy their poffeflions without interruption, in a regular,, courfe of defcent, die common... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 636 pages
...of their eftates to that degree, that they came to have in them an interell in many places full ait good, in others better than their lords. For the good-nature and benevolence of many lords of ma* nors having, time out of mind, permitted their villeins and their children to enjoy their pofleffions... | |
| John Mason Good - 1813 - 480 pages
...strengthened the tenure of their estates to that degree, that they came to have in them an intercut in many places full as good, in others better, than their lords. Hence aro* VILLENAOE (Privileged). The tenants of the lands under the cum n were not all of the same... | |
| Charles Barton - Conveyancing - 1821 - 696 pages
...without calling in the assistance of the law. Villains, by these and many other means, in process «f time gained considerable ground on their lords : and...as good, in others better than their lords. For the good nature and benevolence of many lords of manors having, time out of mind, permitted their villains... | |
| Literature - 1826 - 450 pages
...ftrengthened the tenure of their eftates to that degree» that they came to have in them an intereft in many places full as good, in others better than their lords. For the good -nature and benevolence of many lords of manors having, time out of mind, permitted their villeins... | |
| Robert Rickards - India - 1832 - 828 pages
...rent, in lieu of the base services performed by bondmen or slaves. " In process of time they gained a considerable ground on " their lords, and in particular...good, in others better, " than their lords. For the good nature and benevolence of " many lords of manors having, time out of mind, permitted " their villeins,... | |
| William Blackstone, John Bethune Bayly - Law - 1840 - 764 pages
...Villeins, by these and other means, strengthened the tenure court roll. °^ their estates, and the benevolence of many lords of manors having, time out...to enjoy their possessions without interruption in s regular course of descent, the common law, of which custom is the life, now gave them title to prescribe... | |
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