 So very narrowly he caused it to be " traced out, that there was not a single hide, nor one virgate of land, nor even, " it is shame to tell. though it seemed to him no shame to do, an ox, nor a cow, " nor a swine was left, that was not set down.  The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal - Page 2811895Full view - About this book
 | 1862 - 312 pages
...was not one single hide, nor one yard of land, nor even [it is a shame to tell, though he thought it no shame to do] an ox, nor a cow, nor a swine was left, that was not set down in his writ." How interesting, then, must it be to every one, to ascertain such details of the... | |
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...was not one hide of land, nay (it is shameful to tell, though he thought it no shame to do) not even an ox nor a cow nor a swine was left that was not set down in his book."1 Principally Domesday Book is an assessment of the value of land for purposes of... | |
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