 | John Tulloch - 1860 - 314 pages
...says, " 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 a dozen men. He had walk for a hundred sheep, and my mother milked thirty kine. He was able and did find the king in harness, with... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1860 - 778 pages
...had no lands of his own, only IIP had a farm of 3/. or 41. by yoar at the uttermost, and hereupon lie tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for an 1 At first himself also a Rnnnnh priest; but lie was afterwards burnt for heresy. t '•Nor were Uie... | |
 | 1860 - 568 pages
...My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own ; onely he had a farme of three or four pounds a year at the uttermost ; and hereupon he tilled so much as kept halfe a dozen men. He had walk for an hundred sheep ; and my mother milked thirty kine. He was able,... | |
 | John Tulloch - 1860 - 436 pages
...says, " 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-a-dozen men. He had walk for a hundred sheep, and my mother milked thirty kine. He was able and... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 pages
...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 kine. He was able,... | |
 | George Long Duyckinck - 1861 - 234 pages
..." My father was a yeoman and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm (on which he paid a rent) of three or four pound by year at the uttermost, and...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... | |
 | James Anthony Froude - 1862 - 570 pages
...his own,' but he rented a farm » Leicester' of four pounds by the year,' on which 'he tilled yeoman. 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... | |
 | 1863 - 1046 pages
...father's bouse, and "of his own boyLood, in his sermous. " My father was a yeoman, and had no land of his own, only he had a farm of three or four pound...hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He liad a walk for a hundred sheep ; and my mother milked thirty kine. He was able and did find the King... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...SEVENTH'S TIME. 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 walk for an 1 At drat himself also a Romish priest; but he wag afterwards burnt for berecy. 1 " Nor were the labors... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 pages
...SEVENTH 8 TIME. My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of 3/. or 4/. 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 himself al-o a Romish priest; but he was (ifb-rwards burnt for hereby. ' •• Nor were... | |
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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... 
