| Saint Thomas More - 1808 - 334 pages
...realm, who studiethin the Universities, who professeth liberal sciences, and to be short, who can live idly and without manual labour, and will bear the...countenance of a Gentleman, he shall be called Master; for that is the title which men give to esquires and other gentlemen — and shall be taken for a gentleman... | |
| William Blackstone - 1771 - 506 pages
...will bear the port, charge, and countenance of a gentleman, he fhall be called matter, and fli. ill be taken for a gentleman. A yeoman, is he that hath free land of forty IhiUings by the year; who is thereby qualified to ferve on juries, vote for knights of the fhire, and... | |
| Sir William Blackstone - 1791 - 516 pages
...who ftudieth in the univerfities, who profeflcth the liberal fciences, and (to be fhort) who can live idly, and without manual labour, and will bear the port, charge, and countenance of a gentleman, he fhall be called mafter, and fhall be taken for a gentleman. A yeoman is he that hath free land of forty... | |
| 1791 - 568 pages
...who ftudy iQ3-lml-3°theuniverfities,\vho profofs tiieliberal fciences,and, ia thort, who can live idly and without manual labour, and will bear the port, charge, and countenance of a gentleman. .inft. 6«. A YEOMAN is he that hath free land of forty (hillings by the year, who is thereby qualified... | |
| Sir William Blackstone - 1791 - 518 pages
...and will bear the port, charge, and countenance of a gentleman, he fhall be called mafter, and fhall be taken for a gentleman. A yeoman is he that hath free land of forty (hillings by the year; who was antient-. Jy thereby qualified to ferve on juries, vote for knights... | |
| William Blackstone - 1793 - 686 pages
...in the aniverf:ties, who profefleth the liberal fciences, and (to be (hort) who can live idly, anil without manual labour, and will bear the port, charge, and countenance of a gentleman, he fhall be called mafler, and fliall be taken for a gentleman (21). A vomn is he that hath' free land... | |
| William Blackstone - 1800 - 678 pages
...ftudieth in the univerfities, who profefleth the liberal fcienccs, and (to be fliort) who can live idly, and without manual labour, and will bear the port, charge, and countenance of a gentleman, he mall be called matter, and (hall be taken for a gentleman (21). A yeoman is he that hath free land... | |
| Sir William Blackstone - 1807 - 686 pages
...who professeth the liberal sciences, and (to be short) who can live idly, and without manual labor, and will bear the port, charge, and countenance of...called master, and shall be taken for a gentleman (21). A yeoman is he that hath free land of forty shillings by the year ; who was anciently thereby... | |
| William Nicholson - 1809 - 716 pages
...whosoever studictL in the Universities, who professeth the liberal sciences, and (10 be short) who can live idly, and without manual labour, and will bear the port, charge, and countenance of a gentleman, lie shall be called master, and shall be taken for a gentleman. Л yeoman is he that hath free land... | |
| William Nicholson - 1809 - 684 pages
...studieth in the Universities, who profcsseth the liberal sciences, .md (to lie short) who can live idly, and without manual labour, and will bear the port, charge, and countenance of a gentleman, lie shall be called master, and shall be token for a gentleman. A yeoman is he that hath free land... | |
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