| William Blackstone - 1979 - Počet stránok 569
...elfe they 'vere in gro/'s, or at large, that is, annexed to the perfon of the lord, and transferrable by deed from one owner to another ". They could not leave their lord without his permifllon ; but, if they ran away, or were purloined from him, might be claimed and recovered by aciion,... | |
| Henry James Holthouse - 1999 - Počet stránok 504
...annexed to the manor or land; or else they were in gross, or at large, that is, annexed to the person of the lord, and transferable by deed from one owner to another. The tenure by which villeins held their land, and their condition in general, was termed villenage.—2... | |
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