 My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of three or four pound by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for a hundred sheep ; and my mother milked thirty kine.  A History of Cambridgeshire - Page 191by John William Edward Conybeare - 1897 - 306 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Hugh Latimer (bp. of Worcester.) - 1758 - 568 pages
...buy him books, nor give his neighbours drink ; and all the great gain goeth another way. My father was a Yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of three or four pounds by the year at the utmoft, and hereupon he tilled fo much as kept half... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 508 pages
...relates to his personal history, and exhibits a correct picture of the ancient yeomanry : My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of 31. or 41. by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men.... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1807 - 910 pages
...following account of himself, his family, and the value of farms, &c. at that period : " My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pounds by the year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 508 pages
...relates to his personal history, and exhibits a correct picture of the ancient yeomanry : My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of 31. or 4l. by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men.... | |
 | 1809 - 776 pages
...the lowing account of his family, which may be interesting as « a tale of other times." " My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of t(iree or fonr pounds by the year at the utmost, and upon which he tilled so nun h as kept... | |
 | James Peller Malcolm - 1811 - 440 pages
...Westminster, and of the congregation, is annexed,] gives the following account of his family. " My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pound by year at the uttermost ; and hereupon he tilled so much, as kept half... | |
 | James Peller Malcolm - 1811 - 454 pages
...Westminster, and of the congregation, is annexed,] gives the following account of his family. " My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pound by year at the uttermost ; and hereupon he tilled so much, as kept half... | |
 | 1823 - 736 pages
...circumstances, he has himself described in his first sermon preached before Kdward the Sixth. " My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of two or three pounds by the year, at the utmost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half... | |
 | Hugh Latimer - 1824 - 478 pages
...able to buy him books, nor give his neighbour drink ; all the great gain goeth another way. My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of three or four pound by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a... | |
 | 1823 - 684 pages
...circumstances, he has himself described in his first sermon preached before Edward the Sixth. " My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a (arm of two or three pounds by the year, at die utmost, aud hereupon he tilled so much as kept half... | |
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