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A History of the County of Middlesex
… manor, one of which was in demesne. There were then 17 villeins, 5 cottars, and 2 slaves on the manor. 64 In 1336 … 4 virgates, each of 10 acres, were in the lord's hand, the villeins rendered ploughing and other services and the lord …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in 1308 free tenants' rents produced 10 s. 6 d. and villeins' rents 25 s. 4 d.; both types of tenant owed heriots and neither could marry without licence. Villeins still performed labour services, for instance …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was cultivated by 4 serfs with 2 teams in demesne and 2 villeins and 3 bordars with a third team on the tenants' …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… ploughs, but Hugh son of Baldric had one plough and twelve villeins had three. There was woodland two leagues long and …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… there was only one plough on the demesne and another for 4 villeins and 4 bordars. The virgate of waste held by Ingeld … In 1086 Robert de Buci held 2 ploughs in demesne, and 8 villeins, 2 socmen, and 4 bordars had 2 ploughs. There were 9 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… burden of medieval rents and labour services fell upon the villeins, and few freeholds were larger than a yardland. 8 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and 3 servi. In 1279 there were 14 freeholders, 21 villeins, 12 bond tenants, and 11 cottars. 39 The freeholders … and owed rents of 16 s. 8 d. but no labour services. The villeins held one hide and 95 a., owed 540 days weekwork, and …