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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 nttermost, 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. "
Typical Selections from the Best English Authors: With Introductory Notices - Page 1
by English authors - 1869 - 400 pages
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The sermons of ... Hugh Latimer ... many of which were ... on the ..., Volume 1

Hugh Latimer (bp. of Worcester.) - 1758 - 568 pages
...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 and his horfe, whilft he came to the place that he mould receive the King's wages....
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History of Great Britain, from the death of Henry viii. to the ..., Volume 2

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...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the Close of ...

George Burnett - 1807 - 508 pages
...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 hundred sheep, and my mother milked 30 kilie. He was able, and did find the king a harness, with...
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 9

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1807 - 910 pages
...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 an hundred sheep ; aud my mother milked thirty kine. He was able, and did find the king a harness,...
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Specimens of English prose-writers, from the earliest times to the ..., Volume 1

George Burnett - 1807 - 508 pages
...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 walk for an hundred sheep, and my mother milked 30 \me. He was able, and did find the king a harness, with himself...
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of 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...
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The Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature, Volume 3

1809 - 776 pages
...year at the utmost, and upon which he tilled so nun h as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for one hundred sheep ; and my mother milked thirty kine. He was able, and did find the kin;; [Hen. VII.] a ii.irqe«, with himself and his horse, whilst he came to ihe place that he should...
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Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London from the Roman ..., Volume 1

James Peller Malcolm - 1811 - 454 pages
...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 an hundred sheep, and my mother milked thirty kyne. He was able and did find the king a harness, with...
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Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London from the Roman Invasion to ...

James Peller Malcolm - 1811 - 440 pages
...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 an hundred sheep, and my mother milked thirty kyne. He was able and did find the king a harness, with...
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Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle, Volume 36

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...
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