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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is held on the 26th of August, for horses, cattle, and sheep. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at … the 18th, 19th, and 20th of October, for horses, cattle, sheep, and cheese, of which last immense quantities are sold …
A History of the County of Sussex
… wheat, barley, 12 flax, hemp, and apples, while cattle, sheep, pigs, and geese were raised. 13 A tenants' pasture on … was also grown. Animals raised at that period were chiefly sheep, cattle, and pigs, with some poultry. Inhabitants by … of the larger landowners was resident in 1867. 36 Arable farming predominated in the earlier 19th century; there were …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… old, or in its second year, and used especially of CATTLE, SHEEP or HORSES. In connection with cattle it refers to an …
A History of the County of Somerset
… The demesne livestock comprised 6 cattle, 3 pigs, and 60 sheep. Woolston was assessed at over 3 hides and had 2½ … cottars. The demesne had 10 a. of meadow and a flock of 66 sheep. The value of both estates had been reduced from £9 10 … In the mid 17th century the rector had shared pasture for sheep in the common fields. 83 A lease of 1694 included …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in the early 17th century was apparently 10 beasts and 50 sheep to a yardland. 49 Common grazing, except in the lot … was later restricted to the verges, where a stint of 3 sheep to a yardland was set in 1720. 50 In 1086 Roger … recorded in 1279. On the demesne in the late 1270s arable farming and stock raising were both important, and, except …