 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...  The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select - Page 371826Full view - About this book
 | Hugh Latimer (bp. of Worcester.) - 1758 - 568 pages
...buy him books, nor give his 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... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - Architecture - 1807 - 910 pages
...following account of himself, 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... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 508 pages
...relates to his personal history, and exhibits a correct picture of the ancient yeomanry : My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of 31. or 41. by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 508 pages
...relates to his personal history, and exhibits a correct picture of the ancient yeomanry : My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of 31. or 4l. by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1809 - 776 pages
...the lowing account of his family, which may be interesting as « a tale of other times." " My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of t(iree or fonr pounds by the year at the utmost, and upon which he tilled so nun h as kept half a dozen... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1820 - 438 pages
...fancy 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... | |
 | George Brodie - Great Britain - 1822 - 570 pages
...slauery." He gives likewise a curious picture of his father's family, to prove the change of tunes. " My father," says he, " was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, onely he had a fame of 3 or 4 pound by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept... | |
 | 1823 - 736 pages
...circumstances, he has himself described in his first sermon preached before Kdward the Sixth. " My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of two or three pounds by the year, at the utmost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen... | |
 | William Gilpin - 1824 - 294 pages
...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... | |
 | Congregationalism - 1823 - 684 pages
...circumstances, he has himself described in his first sermon preached before Edward the Sixth. " My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a (arm of two or three pounds by the year, at die utmost, aud hereupon he tilled so much as kept half... | |
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