 | Philip Miller - 1835 - 742 pages
...the case of Bishop Latimer's father. " My father," says Hugh Latimer, " was a yeoman, and had no laud of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pounds by the year at the utmost ; and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had a walk for a hundred sheep,... | |
 | Society for improving the condition of the labouring classes - 1836 - 624 pages
...OLDEN TIMES. BISHOP LATIMER'S ACCOUNT OF HIS FATHER'S FAMILY. '* 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 ; * See the details of M. Macaire's important experiments, — Field Naturalist's... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1838 - 744 pages
...farmer in his time, tells us that his father, who was a yeoman, had no land of his own, but only " lland, Doctor in Physicke. Ixuidon, printed by Ad utmost ; and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had a walk for an hundred sheep... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Conduct of life - 1839 - 404 pages
...inlaid. t Preface to Life of Christ. SECTION II. BISHOP LATIMER. 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 utmost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for a hundred sheep ;... | |
 | John Davenport - 1839 - 520 pages
...wonders concerning the produce of as mall farm. " 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 year at the utmost ; and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had a walk for a hundred sheep... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Bills, Legislative - 1839 - 572 pages
...March 8, 1549, gave 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 pounds a year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half-a-dozen men. He had walk for an... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - England - 1840 - 606 pages
...father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pounds a-year at the uttermost ; and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for an hundred sheep; and my mother milked thirty kine. He was able, and did find the king an... | |
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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... 
