 | Hugh Latimer (bp. of Worcester.) - 1758 - 568 Seiten
...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...a farm of three or four pounds by the year at the utmoft, and hereupon he tilled fo much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for an hundred fheep ;... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 508 Seiten
...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. He had... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 508 Seiten
...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. He had... | |
 | 1809 - 776 Seiten
...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 half a dozen... | |
 | James Peller Malcolm - 1811 - 454 Seiten
...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 a dozen men. He had walk... | |
 | James Peller Malcolm - 1811 - 440 Seiten
...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 a dozen men. He had walk... | |
 | 1823 - 736 Seiten
...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 a dozen... | |
 | Hugh Latimer - 1824 - 478 Seiten
...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 dozen men. He had walk... | |
 | William Gilpin - 1824 - 294 Seiten
...much things were altered in a very few years : " My father," says he, " was a yeoman, and had no land of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pounds by the court all things were venal; employments, honours, favours of every kind. In the room of law and jusyear... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1825 - 1250 Seiten
...case of Bishop Latimer's father. " My father," says Hugh Latimer, " was a yeoman", and liad no land of his own ; only he had a farm of three or four pounds by the year at the utmost ; and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He liad a walk for a hundred sheep... | |
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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. 
