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An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… one runcus, 28 mares with 25 foals, 2 cows, &c. 90 sheep, at the survey, 260, valued at 100 s. It was half a …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… at Whitsuntide and Martinmas, the former for the sale of sheep and black-cattle, and the hiring of servants, and the … in many parts; and the hills afford good pasture for sheep and cattle. Very important improvements have been made, … attention is paid to the rearing of stock; the sheep pastured on the hills are generally of the black-faced …
A History of the County of Oxford
… land: in dry weather cow commons let for 4 s. 6 d., but sheep commons for 4 d. only. 29 Tenanted yardlands on … for 1 yardlands on Friars Court manor in 1552 was 50 sheep, 6 oxen, 12 cattle ( averia), and 12 horses (including … for stealing hedgewood in 1772. 44 Medieval Tenant Farming In 1086 tenants on the 6-hide manor of Clanfield …
A History of the County of Sussex
… recorded as having the right to pasture between 30 and 60 sheep there. 64 In 1811 the tenantry down was attached to … and beans, as well as sainfoin at Michelgrove farm. 67 Sheep-farming was prominent in the Middle Ages and later. In the …