The British nation a history / by George MWrong . iiige wooden ploughs, which turnedbut a shallow furrow; the value of fertilizing was littleunderstood, and the soil produced not more than one-thirdof what the same acreage would yield at the present the villein had sometimes only a cottage and agarden he usually cultivated for himself about thirty acres,which were often to be found in as many strips scattered 140 TlIK BRITISH NATION over the wliole area of the manor. Jhe manor was, indeed,one huge farm, and those upon it were knit together byvery close ties. Sometimes tlie villeins
The British nation a history / by George MWrong . iiige wooden ploughs, which turnedbut a shallow furrow; the value of fertilizing was littleunderstood, and the soil produced not more than one-thirdof what the same acreage would yield at the present the villein had sometimes only a cottage and agarden he usually cultivated for himself about thirty acres,which were often to be found in as many strips scattered 140 TlIK BRITISH NATION over the wliole area of the manor. Jhe manor was, indeed,one huge farm, and those upon it were knit together byvery close ties. Sometimes tlie villeins were jointly re-. Getting in the IIakvest (FouiiTEENTii Century).—Mounting a tliu wiiucl. sponsible for their service to the lord, and they thus had every motive to urge each other to efficiency. The duties varied on dilforent manors. In winter and summer months a villein usually gave his master about three days labour in each week, but at harvest-time theThe amount of i ». • t ^ <• i ?^^ • labonj required ^^oi^nt oitcn increased to four, and a villemfrom the was, indeed, obliged sometimes to hire other ^ ^^ labourers to help him discharge his duty to his lord at this busy season. He had for his reward theproduct of his own land, and thus was inspired by atenants or owners motives to thrift and care. Though tlic villein was tlius not a mere slave his condi-tion was servile and his children inherited it; once a vil-The servile ^^^^^ always a villein. lie could not leave thecondition of manor and his lord might force him to givethe villein. ^^^ ^^^ holding for another and to assum
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