 | Hugh Latimer (bp. of Worcester.) - 1758 - 568 pages
...neighbours drink ; and all the great gain goeth another way. My father was a Yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of three or four pounds by the year at the utmoft, and hereupon he tilled fo much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for an hundred fheep ;... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - Architecture - 1807 - 910 pages
...his family, and the value of farms, &c. at that period : " My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pounds by the year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for an hundred sheep... | |
 | James Peller Malcolm - Clothing and dress - 1811 - 454 pages
...is annexed,] gives the following account of his family. " My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pound by year at the uttermost ; and hereupon he tilled so much, as kept half a dozen men. He had walk... | |
 | James Peller Malcolm - Clothing and dress - 1811 - 442 pages
...is annexed,] gives the following account of his family. " My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pound by year at the uttermost ; and hereupon he tilled so much, as kept half a dozen men. He had walk... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1820 - 438 pages
...would amuse ydur readers. I am, Sir, &c. , / PHILALETES. \ V " My father was a yeoman, and had lands of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pounds by the year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had a walk for an hundred sheep,... | |
 | William Gilpin - 1824 - 294 pages
...courtsermons will show how much things were altered in a very few years : " My father," says he, " was a yeoman, and had no land of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pounds by the court all things were venal; employments, honours, favours of every kind. In the room of law and jusyear... | |
 | Hugh Latimer - Sermons, English - 1824 - 478 pages
...his neighbour drink ; all the great gain goeth another way. My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of three or four pound by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...happiness, and industry of his father's family. " My father," says he, " was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pounds by year, at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much, as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for a... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 384 pages
...happiness, and industry of his father's family. " My father," says he, " was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pound by year, at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much, as kept half a dozen men. He had walk... | |
 | George Ramsay - Anecdotes - 1828 - 654 pages
...following picture from one. of Bishop Latimer's Sermons. — " My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pounds by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for an... | |
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My father was a yeoman and had no lands of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pounds by the year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for a hundred sheep and my mother milked thirty kine... 
