 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 364 pages
...of the yeomanry or middle people, of a condition between gentle- 30 men and cottagers or peasants. Now, how much this did advance the military power of the kingdom, is apparent by the true principles of war and the examples of other kingdoms. For it hath been held by the general... | |
 | Joseph Fisher (F.R.H.S.) - 1876 - 148 pages
...and did, in effect, amortise a great part of the lands of the kingdom unto the hold and occupation of the yeomanry or middle people, of a condition between gentlemen and cottagers or peasants. Now, how much this did advance the military power of the kingdom, is apparent by the true... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 pages
...penury, and did in effect amortise a great part of the lands of the kingdom unto the hold and occupation of the yeomanry or middle people, of a condition between gentlemen and cottagers or peasants. Now, how much this did advance the mihtary power of the kingdom, is apparent by the true... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1878 - 790 pages
...annexed to them. Qitibus fnerint annero. the lands of the kingdom unto the hold and occupation of the I yeomanry or middle people, of a condition between gentlemen / and cottagers or peasants. Now how much this did advance j the militar power of the kingdom, is apparent by the true... | |
 | George Charles Brodrick - 1881 - 536 pages
...penury, and did in effect amortise a great part of the lands oi the kingdom unto the hold and occupation of the yeomanry or middle people, of a condition between gentlemen and cottagers or peasants." He proceeds to observe that, whereas the strength of armies consists in their infantry,... | |
 | George Charles Brodrick (hon.) - 1881 - 542 pages
...penury, and did in effect amortise a great part of the lands ot the kingdom unto the hold and occupation of the yeomanry or middle people, of a condition between gentlemen and cottagers or peasants." He proceeds to observe that, whereas the strength of armies consists in their infantry,... | |
 | James Spedding - 1881 - 480 pages
...Bacon's words) " amortise a great part of the lands of the kingdom unto the hold or occupation of a yeomanry, or middle people, of a condition between gentlemen and cottagers or peasants." Now these (he says) are the men that make good infantry. For want of this class, France... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1884 - 564 pages
...occupation of the yeomanry or middle people, of a condition between gentlemen and cottagers or peasants. Now, how much this did advance the military power of the kingdom, is apparent by the true principles of war and the examples of other kingdoms. For it hath been held by the general... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1885 - 382 pages
...of the yeomanry or middle people, of a condition between gentle- 30 men and cottagers or peasants. Now, how much this did advance the military power of the kingdom, is apparent by the true principles of war and the examples of other kingdoms. For it hath been held by the general... | |
 | Sir Thomas Edward Scrutton - 1886 - 222 pages
...penury, and did in effect amortize a great part of the lands of the kingdom unto the hold and occupation of the yeomanry or middle people, of a condition between gentlemen and cottagers or peasants." The tendency of these Acts was to ensure the tenure of land by small farmers or yeomen,... | |
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... a great part of the lands of the kingdom unto the hold and occupation of the yeomanry or middle people, of a condition between gentlemen and cottagers or peasants. 
