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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 1 villanus who shared the other land with 5 bordars and 8 cottars. The yield of the vill had fallen by 5 s. from the £3 …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… In 1086 the eight villeins each held 1 virgate and two cottars held 2 acres. There were also three slaves. 47 By the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… virgates, 9 villeins each having a house and 6 a., and 10 cottars. 55 Creech was prosperous: in 1327 it paid almost as …
A History of the County of Somerset
… with 2 teams shared between 12 villani, 8 bordars, and 4 cottars. Clapton gelded for 3 hides and there was land for 3 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of half-yardlanders were defined pro rata, while those of cottars were less onerous. Payments for food on ploughing … 28 yardlanders and 4 half-yardlanders; there were also 2 cottars, each holding a few acres for much lower rents and … ff. 557. For works, Hyde, 'Winchester Manors', 905; for cottars, ibid. 978. Below (Black Death). Cf. acquittances and …