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... farming occu- pants of the conquered lands , exacted a stated annual portion of the produce of the land ; hence the word metayer , to measure . My inquiries led me to group the land systems ; there are the Celtic , the Gothic , ( some ...
... farming occu- pants of the conquered lands , exacted a stated annual portion of the produce of the land ; hence the word metayer , to measure . My inquiries led me to group the land systems ; there are the Celtic , the Gothic , ( some ...
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... . These arrangements did not in any way affect that which we understand by the word " tenure , " that is , a man's farm , but they related solely to cattle , which we consider 24 THE HISTORY OF LANDHOLDING IN IRELAND .
... . These arrangements did not in any way affect that which we understand by the word " tenure , " that is , a man's farm , but they related solely to cattle , which we consider 24 THE HISTORY OF LANDHOLDING IN IRELAND .
Page 48
... farmers of the see to appear before him on a day appointed , and to bring with them such evidences and writings as they enjoyed their holdings by . The tenants , at the stated time , presented themselves , and showed their evidences to ...
... farmers of the see to appear before him on a day appointed , and to bring with them such evidences and writings as they enjoyed their holdings by . The tenants , at the stated time , presented themselves , and showed their evidences to ...
Page 76
... farmers of 120 acres each , six leaseholders of 100 acres each , and on the rest eight families of husbandmen , artificers , and cottagers , and the others lay under like obligations proportionately . No lease was to be less than twenty ...
... farmers of 120 acres each , six leaseholders of 100 acres each , and on the rest eight families of husbandmen , artificers , and cottagers , and the others lay under like obligations proportionately . No lease was to be less than twenty ...
Page 100
... farm ; for although they extended the ordinary term of location only to nine years , yet they encouraged a more permanent letting to farms , with the condition of improve- ment , as well as annual payment on the part of the tenant ...
... farm ; for although they extended the ordinary term of location only to nine years , yet they encouraged a more permanent letting to farms , with the condition of improve- ment , as well as annual payment on the part of the tenant ...
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