 | Hugh Latimer (bp. of Worcester.) - 1758 - 568 pages
...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 a dozen men. He had walk for an hundred fheep ; and my mother milked thirty kine. He was able, and did find the King a harnefs, with himfelf... | |
 | James Pettit Andrews - 1806 - 394 pages
...of his own ; only he he had a farm * of three or four pounds by the Cent.xvi. year at the utmost ; and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had a walk for an hundred sheep ; and my mother milked thirty kine,' Sec. ' He kept his son at school till... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 508 pages
...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...walk for an hundred sheep, and my mother milked 30 \me. He was able, and did find the king a harness, with himself and his horse, while he came to the... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - Architecture - 1807 - 910 pages
...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...half a dozen men. He had walk for an hundred sheep ; aud my mother milked thirty kine. He was able, and did find the king a harness, with himself and... | |
 | English literature - 1808 - 606 pages
...no lands of his own, only he had a tarín of 3I. or 4i. by year at the uttermost, and hereupon hé tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk fur an hundred sheep, and my mother milked 30 kine. He was able, and did find the king a harness, with... | |
 | James Peller Malcolm - Clothing and dress - 1811 - 454 pages
...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...had walk for an hundred sheep, and my mother milked thirty kyne. He was able and did find the king a harness, with himself and his horse, while he came... | |
 | James Peller Malcolm - Costume - 1811 - 440 pages
...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...had walk for an hundred sheep, and my mother milked thirty kyne. He was able and did find the king a harness, with himself and his horse, while he came... | |
 | Missions - 1858 - 778 pages
...lands of his own. He had only a farm of two or three pounds a year at the uttermost, and hereupon ho tilled so much as kept half a- dozen men. He had walk for one hundred sheep, and my mother milked thirty kine. He was able, and did bring the king a harness... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1820 - 438 pages
...My father was a yeoman, and had 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 a walk for an hundred sheep, and my mother milked thirty kine. He was able, and did find the king a... | |
 | John Strype - 1822 - 542 pages
...his own ; only he had a Anno 1553. farm of three or four pounds a year at the utmost. And wealth of hereupon he tilled so much, as kept half a dozen men. He yeomen had walk for an hundred sheep, and his mother milked on. in }. tnir(.y kine: he was able, and... | |
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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... 
