 | English literature - 730 pages
...will of the lord, who might •HfpofTefs them whenever he pleafed; and it was upon villein fervices, that is, to carry out dung, to hedge and (ditch the lord's demefnes, and any other the meaneft offices : and thefe fervices were oot only bate, but uncertain... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 566 pages
...will of the lord, who might difpoflef* them whenever he pleaied ; and it was upon villein ferviccs, that is, to carry out dung, to hedge and ditch the lord's demefnes, and any other the meanefl offices 11 : and their fervices were not only bafe, but uncertain... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1794 - 700 pages
...will of the lord, who might difpoflefs them whenever he pleafed ; and it was upon villein fervices, that is, to carry out dung, to hedge and ditch the lord's demefnes, and any other the meaneft offices'" : and their fervices were not only bafe, but uncertain... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 636 pages
...will of the lord, who might difpoffefs them whenever he pleafed ; and it was upon villein tcrvices, that, is, to carry out dung, to hedge and ditch the lord's demefnes, and any other the meanell offices: and their fcrvices were not only bafe, but uncertain both... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 698 pages
...beasts or other chattels. They held indeed small portions of land by way of sustaining themselves and families ; but it was at the mere will of the lord,...is, to carry out dung, to hedge and ditch the lord's demesnes, and any other the meanest offices P : and their services were not only base, but uncertain... | |
 | Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1807 - 602 pages
...at the mere will of the lord, who might dispossess them whenever he pleased ; and it was upon villan services, that is, to carry out dung, to hedge and...lord's demesne, and any other the meanest offices ; and their services were not only base, but uncertain both as to their time and quantity." The Frcelanders... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 482 pages
...brasto or other chattels. They held, inligrd, small portions of land by way of sustaining themselves and families : but it was at the mere will of the lord,...is, to carry out dung, to hedge and ditch the lord's demesnes, and any other the meanest offices : and ilieir services were not only base, hut uncertain,... | |
 | David William Garrow - Canterbury (England) - 1818 - 452 pages
...will of the Lord, who might dispossess them whenever he pleased, and it was upon villein seroices, that is, to carry out dung, to hedge and ditch the Lord's demesnes, and any other the meanest offices ; and their services were not only base, but uncertain,... | |
 | David William Garrow - Croydon (London, England) - 1818 - 444 pages
...will of the Lord, who might dispossess them whenever he pleased, and it was upon villein seroices, that is, to carry out dung, to hedge and ditch the Lord's demesnes, and any other the meanest offices ; and their services were not only base, but uncertain,... | |
 | Charles Barton - Conveyancing - 1821 - 696 pages
...the mere will of the lord, who might dispossess them whenever he pleased ; and it was upon villain services, that is, to carry out dung, to hedge and ditch the lord's demesnes, and any other the meanest offices': and their services were not only base, T Wright, 217,... | |
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They held indeed small portions of land, by way : of sustaining themselves and families, but it was at the mere will of the lord, who ¡ might dispossess them whenever he pleased ; ; and it was upon villein services, that is, to carry out dung, to hedge... 
