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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… N.) from Stevenage; containing 718 inhabitants. A fair for cattle is held on November 5th. The living is a rectory, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… another in the isle of Vaila; both are modern buildings. A cattle-fair is held in May, and another in November; and the … which are uninhabited afford only pasture for sheep and cattle: Little Rysay is to the east of Walls, between the … of sheep, which graze at large upon the hills; and the cattle, which are of the black Highland breed, are also …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… beasts satted on it in summer, yet the generality of the cattle on it, especially in winter, are sheep, of the same … luxuriant verdure, and filled with the numerous herds of cattle, they afford the most pleasing and beautiful …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and the Tuesday before Michaelmas-day, chiefly for horses, cattle, and cheese. The inhabitants enjoy several immunities … a fair is held on the day before and on Holy-Thursday, for cattle and horses; and statute-fairs for hiring servants take …
A History of the County of Stafford
… farming was mainly pastoral, with stock consisting of cattle, sheep, and some pigs. Rye, oats, and barley were … a.; 8 a. was under barley and the rest was used for dairy cattle, pigs, and poultry. Vigo farm was a 12-acre small …
A History of the County of Stafford
… the lord's household in France. 71 There is evidence of cattle-keeping in the later 15th century, 72 and in the 16th … source of wealth than arable farming. Most farmers kept cattle, including dairy and beef animals and oxen. The herd … In 1605 John Persehouse of Reynold's Hall had at least 64 cattle. 73 Many farmers also kept sheep; few had more than …
A History of the County of Stafford
… only the bailiffs could distrain them. If the burgesses' cattle were impounded for trespassing on the lord's corn or …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… the abbot had the soc at Redeham of those who folded their cattle in his field, but the soc of the others were in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… are held on May 14th and September 25th, for horses and cattle; and on Sept. 26th is a statute-fair for hiring …
A History of the County of Essex
… visited Waltham, the Earl of Carlisle asked him to grant a cattle toll towards the badly-needed repair of the church, …