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" ... carries a hawk on his fist, his servant has a greyhound in a slip, both for the use of the rector that day ; he receives a chicken for his hawk, a peck of oats for his horse, and a loaf of bread... "
Picturesque Rides and Walks, with Excursions by Water, Thirty Miles Round ... - Page 180
by John Hassell - 1818
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 5

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1803 - 886 pages
...SCOTTS MAYHEWS, alias BRINDWOODS, the owner of which, on every alienation, with his wife, man-servunt, and maid-servant, each single on a horse, come to the Parsonage, where llie owner does his homage, and pays his relief, in manner following. lie blows three blasts with his...
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London;: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British ..., Volume 6

David Hughson - London (England) - 1809 - 820 pages
...particular note. BRINDWOODS, an estate held under the rectory, had the following singular tenure: " Upon every alienation, the owner of the estate, with his wife, man servant and maid servant, each single on a horse, come to the parsonage, where the osvncr does his...
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The History of Essex: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time

Elizabeth Ogborne - Essex (England) - 1814 - 342 pages
...remarkable tenure:—" Upon every alienation, the owner of the estate, with his wife, man-servant, and maid-servant, each single on a horse, come to the parsonage, where the owner does his homage, and pays his relief in the following manner : he blows three blasts with his horn,...
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The Family Topographer: Being a Compendious Account of the Ancient ..., Volume 1

Samuel Tymms - England - 1832 - 262 pages
...Scotts Mayhews, the owner of which, on every alienation, together with his wife, men and maid servants, each single on a horse, come to the parsonage, where the owner does his homage and pays his relief in the manner following. He blows three blasts with his horn, carries...
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Camden's Britannia epitomized and continued, Volume 1

Samuel Tymms - Counties - 1842 - 256 pages
...Scotts Mayhews, the owner of which, on every alienation, tog-ether with his wife, men and maid servants, each single on a horse, come to the parsonage, where the owner does his homage and pays his relief in the manner following. He blows three blasts with his horn, carries...
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Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present

John Timbs - England - 1867 - 408 pages
...* Brindswood, an estate in this parish, was formerly held under the following curious tenure : — "Upon every alienation, the owner of the estate, with...wife, man, and maid-servant, each single, on a horse, comes to the parsonage, where he does his homage, and pays his relief in the following manner: —...
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Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present

John Timbs - England - 1867 - 408 pages
...Brindswood, an estate in this parish, was formerly held under the following curious tenure : — "Upon eveiy alienation, the owner of the estate, with his wife, man, and maid-servant, each single, on a horse, comes to the parsonage, where he does his homage, and pays his relief in the following manner: —...
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Tenures of Land & Customs of Manors

Thomas Blount, William Carew Hazlitt - Customary law - 1874 - 512 pages
...following singular tenure : upon every alienation, the owner of the estate, with his wife, man-servant, and maid-servant, each single on a horse, come to the parsonage, where the owner does his homage, and pays his relief, in the following manner: he blows three blasts with his horn,...
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Tenures of Land & Customs of Manors

Thomas Blount, William Carew Hazlitt - Customary law - 1874 - 492 pages
...following singular tenure : upon every alienation, the owner of the estate, with his wife, man-servant, and maid-servant, each single on a horse, come to the parsonage, where the owner does his homage, and pays his relief, in the following manner: he blows three blasts with his horn,...
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Journal, Volumes 11-13

Cheshire (England) - 1905 - 694 pages
...following singular tenure. Upon every alienation the owner of the estate, with his wife, man-servant, and maid-servant, each single on a horse, come to the parsonage, where the owner does his homage and pays his relief in the following manner: He blows three blasts with his horn, and...
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