 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 sidor
...SEVENTH'S TIME. My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of 3/. or 41. by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so...much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for an 1 At first hiniwlf also a Rominh pru-st; but he waa afu.Twardu burnt for hereby. « " Xor wt-re the... | |
 | Charles Henry Cooper, Thompson Cooper - 1858 - 616 sidor
...Thurcaston Leicestershire, was born at that place. He has left the following curious notices of his father: "My father was a yeoman and had no lands of his own,...so much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for a hundred sheep : and my mother milked thirty kine. He was able and did find the king a harness with... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1858 - 678 sidor
...father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of three or four pound by the year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much...for an, hundred sheep, and my mother milked thirty kine. He was able, and did find the king a harness, with himself and his horse, •while he came to... | |
 | John Hampden Gurney - 1858 - 482 sidor
...yeoman", he said, " 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 a dozen men. He had walk for a hundred sheep, and my mother milked thirty kine. I can remember that I buckled his harness when he... | |
 | James Anthony Froude - 1858 - 550 sidor
...Leicestershire. ' He had no lands of his own,' but he rented a farm ' of four pounds by the year,1 on which ' he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men ;' ' he had walk for a hundred sheep, and meadow ground for thirty cows.'* The world prospered with him ; he was able to... | |
 | James Anthony Froude - 1858 - 506 sidor
...yeoman, and the acaie of had no lands of his own ; only he had a farm of ^Lree ^ four pounds by the year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half-adozen men. He had walk for a hundred sheep, and my mother milked thirty kine. He was able, and... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1859 - 568 sidor
...1549 : — " My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of three or foure pound by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had a walk for a hundred sheep, and my mother milked thirty kine. He kept me to school. He married my sisters... | |
 | Andrew Bisset - 1859 - 328 sidor
...— " My father was a yeoman and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of 31. or 4:1. by the year, at the uttermost; and, hereupon, he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He was able and did find the king a harness, with himself and his horse, while he came to the place that... | |
 | Andrew Bisset - 1859 - 320 sidor
...: — " My father was a yeoman and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of 31. or 4Z. by the year, at the uttermost; and, hereupon, he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He was able and did find the king a harness, with himself and his horse, while he came to the place that... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 sidor
...father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of three or four pound by the 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 kiue. He was able,... | |
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He had walk for an hundred sheep, and my mother milked thirty kine. He was able and did find the king a harness, with himself and his horse, while he came to the place that he should receive the king's wages. I can remember that I buckled his harness... 
