| 单词 | demesne |
| 例句 | “My demesne,” he says with a grin, happy to be caught out. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The peasant moves the boundary stone And steals the lord’s demesne. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “My hoe! Today’s my day on the demesne. Can’t find my hoe.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z In “The King’s Teacup at Rest,” your story in this week’s issue, a king and his retinue arrive to inspect the king’s newest property—or perhaps that should be “demesne.” This Week in Fiction: Michael Andreasen on Writing with Solemnity and Humor 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z Palo Alto and the surrounding demesnes—mostly sunny, rich, and liberal—are not often thought to reflect the plight of the great American middle. Welcome to the Future: Middle-Class Housing Projects 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z It doesn’t encode a pastoral past, much less a timeless vale where wee folk trip the demesne. Voyages: My Debt to Ireland 2012-02-10T20:35:10Z The show has also expanded outside the demesne walls. Fermanagh show moves to new home at Necarne Castle 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The names on the blue and white city signs rarely memorialize the Native Americans whose lands these were, nor the Spanish missionaries and ranchers who divvied them up into demesnes more enormous than dukedoms. Sepulveda, Sherman, Tarzana: The most interesting stories behind the Valley's street names 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z And as the years progress, she gives up dreams of royalty to focus on the demesne she can control: the convent and its lands. Review: Lauren Groff's perfectly timely feminist medieval utopia 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z This was especially the case in England, where the aristocracy was more dependent on the cultivation of the demesne. The Black Death led to the demise of feudalism. Could this pandemic have similar repercussions? 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z He had seen the wine cellars in some of those places, and he had set about building one for his own demesne, in Deep South Jersey. Behind the Cellar Door 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z I don’t mean that it is the demesne of red-staters, a nefarious Koch brothers plot. The Bad News About Good News 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Jack threw the bridle over his horse's neck, and drew up to the low wall which bounded the demesne, and leaning over it, surveyed with infinite delight, their diversified gambols. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z A lord would make over to it the tithes of wheat, or a portion of the tithes, in certain parishes, or perhaps the tithes of his own demesne land. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z That task the chauffeur had to perform, stopping the car again in order to make secure the outer portals of Sir Reginald's demesne. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z In 1086 the town included fees of the bishop, the dean and chapter, and the Knights Hospitallers, but was otherwise royal demesne. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The little child with his toy, the aged man with his proud demesne, are tasters of the same pleasure. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z Off rode the three, and came to the demesne of Oakwood. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z This, as well as the increasing employment of hired labour on the demesne during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, accounts for the item “Sale of Works” which appears in the Romsey account for 1412. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Some Audley of noble ideas, a man long dead, had built it to be the entrance to his demesne. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z The demesne lands of a manor; also, the manor itself. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The track Nickson was following led to a white gate, which formed the entrance to this lonely demesne. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z To one who was exchanging her own demesne and peace and plenty for a wandering life and dependence on the protection of men, it was the reverse. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z From another point of view the number of rent-payers was increased by the fact that both free and unfree tenants could rent pieces of the demesne. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Hence, the phrase “ancient demesne” came to be applied to the tenure by which the lands were held. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z These are free men under Soke, but there is not much to distinguish them from people on ancient demesne soil. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Vaughan sat beside Isaac White in the carriage which Sir Robert had sent for him; and looking curiously forth on the demesne which would be his if he lived, he could scarcely believe his eyes. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z The Oak Tree of Guernica Within its foliage green Embraces the bright honor Of all the Basque demesne. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z St Mary’s, Winchester, had let out the whole of its demesne in 1537, and the inventory drawn up by Henry VIII’s commissioners therefore contains no list of farm labourers. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Demesne of the crown, or royal demesne, was that part of the crown lands not granted out to feudal tenants, but which remained under the management of stewards appointed by the crown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The soil of the manor consists of demesne lands and tributary lands. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z There exists in London one more very different relic of the old demesne of the Bishops of Ely. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z The Abbot declared that Henry III. had given to him and his successors “Infangthef and Utfangthef in all his hundreds and demesnes.” Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z Moreover it would often be convenient for a town house to lease out the greater number of its demesnes and to depend upon what it could purchase for its daily fare. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Ancient demesne signified lands or manors vested in the king at the time of the Norman Conquest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Surely this could happen only because the tenure in ancient demesne, although a kind of villainage, closely resembled freehold. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z "Unless Countess Lukstein marries again, the Castle and its demesne will pass into the holy keeping of the Church." The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Lysons, writing of its demesne in 1792, says that “Adjoining the house is an enclosure of about 100 acres, surrounded with a shrubbery and gravel-walk of nearly two miles in circumference.” The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z Most monastic houses had fishing rights attached to their demesnes, or kept their own fish-pond or stew. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Land held in ancient demesne is sometimes also called customary freehold. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z In many respects the position of the peasantry in ancient demesne is nearly allied to that of men holding in villainage at common law. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z “Villeinage is to hold part of the demesnes of any lord entrusted to hold at his will by villein services to improve for the advantage of the lord.” Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z But their preserver’s disinterestedness vanished on beholding the beauty of Diana, so, when Agesilan was off his guard, he bore her to a distant part of the Green Island, as his demesne was called. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z North again lies Bushey Park, a royal demesne exceeding 1000 acres in extent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z They could maintain order, and execute the law, within their respective demesnes, because each of them could there turn the whole force of all the inhabitants against the injustice of any one. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z The lord's demesne acted as a centre, round which coloni clustered—cultivators who did not divide their tenancies because they did not own them. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z And he further adds that “In manors of ancient demesne there were pure villeins of blood and of tenure, who might be ousted of their tenements at the will of their lord.” Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z Some were of opinion that it had been built as a dower house to one or other of the succeeding owners of Sotherby Hall, others that it had been a separate demesne altogether. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z Sometimes the cry bore away to the demesne wall, and some one would shout "They're away!" and the question of the Front Gate versus the Western Gate would divide us like a sword. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z Besides the demesne manors of the lord seignior, six in number, there are some twelve mesne manors and fees belonging to the Penrice estate, and nearly twenty more belonging to various other owners. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Legal practice is very explicit as to the limitation of ancient demesne in time and space. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z One sixth of the whole peasantry of Russia, amounting to six or seven millions, belong to the crown, and inhabit the imperial demesne, and pay an annual tax. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z He was led toward a little inclosure of lattice-work and vines on the summit of a knoll, from which the imperial demesnes were visible. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z The Castle Knox demesne is a large one, and being surrounded by a prohibitively high and coped wall, it is easier to find a fox there than to get away with one. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z FROGMORE, a mansion within the royal demesne of Windsor, England, in the Home Park, 1 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Such treatment is eminently characteristic of the conception which lies at the bottom of the whole institution of ancient demesne. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The village and manor of Aston was an ancient demesne of the Saxon kings. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z This was the route taken by the Duke, who first crossed the greensward and then passed out by a private wicket into the road after traversing the belt of copse that fringed the demesne. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z At last the wicca stopped before a small, low cottage quite outside the demesne of the royal vill. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Steward, open at once the demesne granaries, and distribute seed to the vassals, that they may sow their fields. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z Once fenced in by royal privilege, the ancient demesne manor keeps up its private immunity, even though it ceases to be royal. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z A light iron railing, with wires to prevent the hares and rabbits from entering in and nibbling the flowers, alone divided the great man's land from Mr. Long's trim demesne. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z But the hideous sounds which tore the silence of the night behind gradually grew fainter, and before he had crossed the demesne wall the dog lay still and stiff beside the torn lamb. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z The lands which went along with this title were part of the royal demesnes; but had for some time been held in fee by the Earls of Huntly. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z He would then, in his own interests, have rewarded thee with some fair demesne and a wealthy dame's hand. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z If the privileged villainage of ancient demesne is founded on the same causes as villainage pure and simple, the distinguishing element of 'privilege' is supplied to it by the private interest of the king. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Thus it was that while some parts of the Fairburn demesne were as admirably maintained as possible, others were suffered to fall into decay. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z Shortly afterwards, Redpad was scaling the demesne wall, when a distant rumble of hoofs startled him. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z And of a truth, tho' I have adventured in many lands, I have seen no spot which in all its demesne offered a fairer prospect to a man of taste. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z We had not been long in the field, however, when the wind, that ever-present dragon guardian of the unseen northern monarch's demesne, began to suck strength from our bodies. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Sometimes the expression 'condition of ancient demesne' also is used. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Not only, however, was my favourite haunt by the brook become an object of aversion to me, but I confess I took much less delight in any part of the Heath demesne. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z Just in front of him loomed the high demesne wall. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Thus he enters a beautiful demesne, rich in wood and undergrowth, in hill and valley, in pleasant rides and winding drives. Helena's Path 2011-07-29T02:00:22.607Z There is no mortal who may scorn The witchery she spreads around Her din demesne, wherein is bound The beauty of abandoned time, As some sweet thought 'twixt rhyme and rhyme. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z The demesne proper was frank fee in the hands of the lord, and could be used by him at his pleasure. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z In 1086 it was assessed as royal demesne, and a market was held here at this date. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z He flew over the short grass, and as he cleared the demesne wall he heard the pack open behind him. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z It sometimes did seem as though the old Corner House demesne was quite given up to feline inhabitants. The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended 2011-06-14T02:00:19.837Z He was viceroy for a very short time, but he gave one gift to Dublin—Phoenix Park, for it was Lord Chesterfield who planted that renowned demesne. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z They were thus brought dangerously near to ancient demesne socage, which was originally nothing but base customary tenure. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z He was the actual creator of the communes, although an interested creator, since they made a breach in the fortress of feudalism and extended the royal authority far beyond the king’s demesne. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The next evening the White Rabbit worked along to the demesne wall, under which a little drain ran, and crept into the wood. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z The Civil List amounted to twenty-five thousand pounds, the revenues of the Crown demesnes to thirty-seven thousand pounds. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z They heaved, frothed, billowed and raged, until Aunty Losh's demesne, once an innocent promontory, became a very perilous and uncomfortable island. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z In the Stoneleigh Register the peculiar nature of socage in ancient demesne is described fully and clearly. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z These latter are at once disafforested; but those of Henry II. only so far as they had been carried out to the injury of the landowners and outside of the royal demesne.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Come to these shades, these airs that stir the screen Of whispering branches and their murmurs set To Philomel's enamored canzonet: Choose this for thine own land, thy loved demesne! Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z He found his palace in a forlorn and dilapidated state, and the episcopal demesne, which was about a square mile of glebe, as fallow as the rough top of the mountains. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Every acre, with the demesne, house, plate, pictures, carriages, wine,—begad! The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z But the qualification is meaningless; the right of ancient demesne tenants was quite different, as we shall see by-and-by. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z "I was tramping around through the demesne looking at the ruins and trying to get some pictures of them," and I tapped my camera. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z Lastly he gains admittance to the demesne of Love's Mother, where he is content to Stay. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z He crossed the fields which the Bishop had cut off from the episcopal demesne for his son's occupation as a farm. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z These honourable and estimable people farm out iniquity as you would do your demesne, selling the cheatable features of mankind, like the new corn law, on the principle of "a general average." Nuts and Nutcrackers 2011-03-08T03:00:45.687Z But the great majority of the tenants enjoyed special rights, and these men of ancient demesne were considered to be free by blood and holding in villainage. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Betty agreed with alacrity; but we soon found that it is a dull and uninteresting place, offering no diversion except a stroll through Lord Sligo's demesne. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z I own to you, Molly, that I could have cried with sheer disappointment, when I found we were in the demesne without knowing it. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z The chapel on his episcopal demesne he had closed from the time of the death of Ewan, his chaplain. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z David strolled about the gardens of his new demesne until Sylvia reappeared. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z But, notwithstanding all these features imposed by the requirements of procedure, ancient demesne drew its origin distinctly from pre-Conquest conditions. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z There is no doubt that he who can confer demesnes and diamonds has much in his favor. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z The Hall is not more than a hundred yards or so from our modest demesne; and at Fitz's behest we set forth in quest of recruits. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z So he cut off from the demesne a farm of eighty acres of fine Curragh land, well drained and tilled. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z In the course of two 504 generations the “farmers” who paid rent for these holdings became more and more numerous, and demesne land tilled by villein-service grew more and more rare. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z The law of ancient demesne is primarily developed in regard to the manors in the king's own hand. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The basis of the enmity had been the papal claim to supreme headship of Latin Christianity, and to an independent temporal demesne in Italy as the condition of that headship. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Two mourning-coaches followed, and then the massive gates were closed, and the sad pageant wound its slow course through the demesne. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z If a tenant can be got for the demesne, it is to be let, with the shooting over the seven mountains, and the coast-fishing too. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Even if they exacted the full rigour of service from the survivors, they could not get their broad demesne lands properly tilled. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z The special protection granted to villain socmen in ancient demesne is a consequence of a certainty of condition as much recognised in manors which the king still holds as in those which he has alienated. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The sandy waste measures 3 m. in length and 2 in breadth, and the sand, exceedingly fine and light, is constantly shifting and, at rare intervals, exposing traces of the vanished demesne. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z "It's full three miles; but it's all through the demesne." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z "There's everything can make a demesne beautiful,—wood, water, and mountain!" The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Not one of these natural things have I done, for the simple reason that I have been a dweller in hell instead, and in this grim demesne there is neither life-plant, garden nor books. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z The proceedings in ancient demesne could be challenged, and thereupon a writ of false judgment brought the case under the cognizance of the courts of common law. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z There's a nice stretch of a demesne for you," remarked Flurry, pointing downwards with the whip, "and one little old woman holding it all in the heel of her fist. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z It was to her Ladyship a matter of less than indifference what became of the demesne, who inhabited the house,—the home of "the Martins" for centuries! The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z "And are they the same enterprising people who have proposed to take the demesne on lease, provided the gardens be measured in as arable land?" The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z When I come to tell of my demesne I don't know where to draw the line, for there are no boundary marks, and I can easily fancy "I am monarch of all I survey." A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z The difficulty was, that the contending parties had different estates in the land, the one being possessed of the customary tenancy in ancient demesne, and the other of the frank fee. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z We were nearing Castle Knox, and the riders began to edge away from the hounds towards a gate that broke the long barrier of the demesne wall. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z No; she has taken another direction, and, skirting the wall of the demesne, she is off towards the wild, bleak country beyond. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Well," thought he, as he drove into the demesne, "I never thought I'd have such a chance as this. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z The landlord is enabled to sell his demesne, and repurchase it at a profit. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z There can be no doubt that the tenantry on the ancient demesne had even better reasons for appealing to immemorial usage, and certainly they knew how to urge their grievances. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Astride of the ridge is Lord Lansdowne's demesne, and from Moore's house to the nearest entry to the park, the distance must be something over a mile. Thomas Moore 2011-01-14T03:00:51.040Z And now the great massive gates slowly opened, and they were within the demesne,—all silent and noiseless. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z I mean, sir, is it my uncle's determination to lease out everything,—even to the demesne around the Castle; to sell the timber and dispose of the royalties? The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Roberts Hall had more than one attraction: indeed, it was blessed with an unusual number of delightful adjuncts for a country place, which does not pretend to be a demesne. Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z Bray was ancient demesne and the king's tenants complained that they were distrained to do other services than they were used to do. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The "hearth of Tara" was the centre of all the Gaelic states, and the demesne of the Ardri. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z Catty Broon followed Barry, and never quitted him that night, which he spent walking up and down the long avenue of the demesne, watching and waiting for daybreak. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z My Lady, too, might not unwillingly have lent an ear to some flattery of the splendid demesne of which she was mistress, and accepted as half homage the eulogy of what was hers. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Egad, I don't believe I could stand it even to be master of the beautiful demesnes which belong to my family. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z The copyholders of these manors are sometimes called tenants in ancient demesne, and land held in this tenure is said to pass by surrender and admittance. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z It disappeared from the gaze of surrounding and jealous neighbours who might have keys to the gardens but could not live in those pleasant demesnes. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z For hours they thus loitered along, and at length, as they issued from the demesne, they found Repton and Mr. Nelligan awaiting them. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Somewhat, but not very much, later than the time appointed, Jack Massingbred appeared in the small chamber of the "Crueskeen,"—the humble hostel on the roadside adjoining the demesne of Cro' Martin. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z A feeling would then come over her that the only person who actually belonged to her in this alien world was yon light-haired good-for-nothing, who pursued all the maids on the demesne. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z In the time of Henry III and of the Edwards the nature of ancient demesne tenure was better understood. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z He might go shooting, fishing, riding, walking, or he might stroll about the lovely demesne, and see what manner of heavenly nook nature and Patti had made for themselves among the hills of Wales. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z Thoresby House is the seat of the earls Manvers, to whom it came on the extinction of the dukedom of Kingston; part of this demesne is a splendid tract of wild woodland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z And so she passed the little wicket, and entered the dark woods of the demesne, leaving me in a state wherein the sense of bewilderment alone prevailed over all else. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z He walked down a lane, past dark little houses, each in its own little demesne, turned off again and walked along the mouth of the river, which was like a canal. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z The tenants of Tavistock in Devonshire were seeking protection against their lords, and appealing to the right of ancient demesne. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z So the drive continued till the demesne of Uhlenfelde came in sight. The Undying Past Adjacent to the town are several fine parks and demesnes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z So Mr. Gage's yearning was still ungratified, and so he told himself, and his friend, Peckover, in no measured terms as he rampaged about the more secluded quarters of the demesne. A Poached Peerage Julia had involuntarily reined in the colt when she entered this almost gruesome demesne. The Man from Jericho It may well be asked why the destructive effects of Norman victory were arrested on ancient demesne soil? Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z So Virginia had been that secret Never-Never Land, the wondrous fairy demesne of his childhood, with its amiable barbarians and its thickets of coursing grimalkins! The Valiants of Virginia The name is taken from the existence of several adjacent demesnes of noblemen, and the character of the Forest is to some extent preserved here. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z "I'm going out to inspect my royal demesne," she cried, gaily. The Reclaimers Equally with the daily accounts of his kitchen he knew how to test the calculations concerning the crown demesnes and forests, and the excise. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. This last privilege gave rise to a very abnormal state of things, when ancient demesne land had passed from the crown to a subject. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The clergy were not behind-hand in partaking of the privileges of the chase within their own demesnes, and they took care generally to have good receptacles for game in their parks and enclosures. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations The following demesnes are comprised in the district. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Mrs. Maxwell was indeed the owner,—the demesne, the stables, the horses, the gardens, the fish-ponds, were all hers; but somehow none of the persons under her roof felt themselves her guests. Tony Butler When he was halfway along the edge of the royal demesne he saw across the open glade a strange sight, yet one not unwelcome to him. The Firebrand It speaks of three species of socage—free, ancient demesne, and base. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Hitherto the king's prerogative of levying money by name of tallage or prise from his towns and tenants in demesne had passed unquestioned. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 So he started with the little boy, and after a hot scramble for about two hours he found himself within the demesne. Ayala's Angel Passing up that little pathway, you gain the ledge yonder; and there—do you mark the two stones, like gate-piers?—there you enter Sir Arthur Lyle's demesne. Tony Butler Such are a few of the historical facts associated with the crumbling memento which as yet remain of this favourite and beautiful demesne of a great and powerful monarch. Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France Wilton's decision must have been grounded on the assumption that the ancestors of the claimants were strangers to the manor, or else that the manor had never formed part of the ancient demesne. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The statute entitled Confirmatio Chartarum had manifestly taken away the prerogative of imposing the latter, which, indeed, had never extended beyond the tenants of the royal demesne. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 "Not like him wid a place such as this!" said Tom, waving his hand towards the wide-spreading fields and woods of the demesne. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) It was the show spot of the whole demesne; and certainly, as regards grand effects of sea-view and coastline, not to be surpassed in the kingdom. Tony Butler Entertaining, as he does, the intention to make Tubbermore his chief residence in Ireland, his desire is, I believe, to connect the farm in your holding with the demesne. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) How is it that the special case of ancient demesne gets widened into a general description of the perturbations consequent upon the Conquest? Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Besides these respectable towns, there were some of a less eminent figure which had writs directed to them as ancient demesnes of the crown. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The spot is a sweet one, and will improve your demesne. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) By 20th Elizabeth, this Friary, containing half an acre, house, cottage, twenty-eight acres of land, and six acres of demesne, was granted to Sir Nicholas Malby and his heirs, at 16s. per annum. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, December 1864 "And how came it that he ever obtained possession of a tract so circumstanced, marring, as you most justly observe, the whole character of the demesne?" Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Reverting now to the question of ancient demesne, we shall have to consider what light these statements throw on the origin of the tenure. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z During times of arbitrary taxation the crown had set tallages alike upon its chartered boroughs and upon its tenants in demesne. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Perhaps not another point could be found which displayed so happily the extent and importance of the demesne, and yet concealed so well whatever detracted from its picturesque effect. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) It was “an economic unit,” the estate of a lord on which there were associated the lord with his demesne, tenants free of service, and villeins and others, tenants by service. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" These things I remember Of New England June, Like a vivid day-dream In the azure noon, While one haunting figure Strays through every scene, Like the soul of beauty Through her lost demesne. Later Poems As a classification of tenures the passage would not be complete, of course, since neither the important species of free socage recognised by Domesday nor the ancient demesne tenure appears. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z When parliamentary consent became indispensable, the free tenants in ancient demesne, or rather such of them as inhabited some particular vills, were called to parliament among the other representatives of the commons. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The town of Woodstock once constituted a part of the royal demesnes. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands Encircled by battlemented walls, and standing in a wide demesne, a stranger is at once struck with the unusual beauty of its surroundings. Under the Mendips A Tale The woods were formerly very considerable, and the timber found in the bogs is of large dimensions; but plantations are now chiefly found in demesnes, where they are extensive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Villain socmen are the men of ancient demesne; villains are the exception, they appear only on the lord's demesne, and seem very few, so far as we can make a calculation of numbers. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z All towns which were the ancient or the actual demesne of the crown; 3. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 You know my father is excessively vain of his landscape-gardening, and the prodigious improvements which he has made in this same demesne around us. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) They were standing in a wreath of snowy blackthorn that almost veiled even the narrow entrance to this demesne they held in fief of April. Plashers Mead A Novel A peremptory order to surrender the house and demesne was also issued. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience In many manors we find a group of tenants, possessed of small plots of land for the service of following the demesne ploughs. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The burgesses, the tenants, the resiants of the king's burghs and manors in ancient demesne, owed neither suit nor service to the hundred leet. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 At the time of the Domesday survey Canterbury formed part of the royal demesne and was governed by a portreeve as it had been before the Conquest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Deprived of their political privileges, of the right to control the princes, they had preserved almost all their Medi�val supremacy over the peasantry of their demesnes, as well as their exemption from taxes. Revolution and Counter-Revolution or, Germany in 1848 The Chancellor appointed a receivership over the property, and an order from the Court required that immediate possession should be taken of the house and demesne. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience And so the distinction between freehold and ancient demesne villainage is narrowed to a distinction of jurisdiction and procedure. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z But did any hold of the king in socage, except on his demesne lands? View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The king had ceased “to live of his own”; the royal demesne and the prerogative rights included in feudalism had become very subordinate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" He built a new and handsome palace at Drogheda, and he repaired the old disused palace at Armagh and bestowed on it a demesne of 300 acres. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" My father had encouraged such magnificent impressions of his ancestral house and demesne that he was obliged to make great efforts to sustain the deception. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience It is true that75 Bracton's text, as printed in existing editions, contains a qualification of this remark; it is said that only serfs on ancient demesne land are possessed of such a right. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z All around him, crowd as minions, Thrones and sceptres, and dominions, Kings and Queens; Ages past and ages present, Lord and dame, and prince and peasant, His demesnes! Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. I hurried through the picturesque demesne, associated as it was with a thousand little vulgar incidents of city junketings, and rode on for the Glen of the Downs. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance A royally descending gift of demesne,—as such, sacred from the intrusion of despoiling hands, and therefore happily preserved to us undesecrated of Nature's abounding charms and native beauty. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West Polly," said he, at length, "this is finer, far finer than I expected; the timber is better grown, the demesne itself more spacious. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Now all that has been said hitherto applied to 'the tenants112 in ancient demesne' indiscriminately, without regard to any diversity of classes among them. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z One of them caught in the top of a tree, and the skipper, a little speckled yellow spider, quit his airship to survey the leafy demesne there. Neighbors Life Stories of the Other Half Such trees as the tract of "country" could boast were on the demesne of P�re Bonvin, but they evidently felt out of their element, and looked the reverse of flourishing. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections A house that had cost nearly forty thousand pounds, standing on its own demesne, surrounded by an estate yielding upwards of three thousand a year, was knocked down for fifteen thousand four hundred pounds. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Lo! my spirit here exhorts All the powers of thy demesne For their aid to move my queen. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History It is only the freeholders who are tenants in ancient demesne, and their land passes by common law conveyances without the instrumentality of the lord. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z "I would not leave the ould spot, with yer honor's permission, to get a demesne and a brick house; nor Owen neither." St. Patrick's Eve We've got to assume the responsibility of him, his mother having come to grief on your demesne. The Song of the Wolf "I know it, sir; but the demesne contains eight hundred acres, fully wooded, and enclosed by a wall.—Who is it for, Dunn?" asked he, turning to that gentleman. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day There is no mortal who may scorn The witchery she spreads around Her dim demesne, wherein is bound The beauty of abandoned time, As some sweet thought 'twixt rhyme and rhyme. Undertones In the Danelaw counties, on the other hand, the privilege would have been of no use, as those who were called socmen there were freeholders protected without any reference to ancient demesne. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z And often we fared Through the Clare demesnes, in autumn, hawking; If the Baron had known, how they would have glared 'Neath their bushy brows, those eyes of mocking!— Idyllic Monologues Old and New World Verses Even the cat realized the transition to the demesne of civilization and in some sort the wonted domestic atmosphere. The Story of Old Fort Loudon "It's only the demesne, my Lord," said some one near; "it's not the estate is sold." Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day These honourable and estimable people farm out iniquity as you would do your demesne, selling the cheatable features of mankind, like the new corn law, on the principle of “a general average.” Nuts and Nutcrackers A careful analysis of the law of ancient demesne may even give us valuable clues to the condition of the Saxon peasantry. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Whatever in the way of architecture and landscape gardening had struck the Count during his travels--particularly in England--as specially delightful and apposite, he was going to reproduce in his own demesne. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Sometimes he drove me all over his demesne in a light gig. Eyes Like the Sea I thanked His Highness for his kindness in admitting us to his demesne, and he smiled a modest, solemn smile, and looked greeting from his small eyes. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) It is by such men that the Plains have been won from a desert demesne to fruitful fields. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas Although the writ played such an important part in the law of ancient demesne, and was so peculiar in its form and substance, neither Bracton nor his followers mention it directly. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z There was an appearance of respectability and opulence about all the demesnes. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings By smiling fortune blessed With large demesnes, hereditary wealth. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 It is like those little three-by-two front yards you see in suburban streets, the last contemptible vestige of the rolling park-lands and fair demesnes of a far-off feudal time. Aliens From the beginning it has grown from the secularization of Church property, when a Hohenzollern Grand Master, following the advice of Luther, took the bold step of confiscating the demesnes of the Teutonic Order. German Problems and Personalities We may start with the observation, that privileged villains or villain socmen are not the only people to be found on the soil of the ancient demesne. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z It revealed naught of the earth, save here and there a headland, as it were, thrusting out its dark, narrow, attenuated demesne into the impalpable main. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories One day the monarch held a high Court, to which his great vassals and barons and all the lords of his broad demesnes were bidden. Legends & Romances of Brittany They weighed especially heavily on the so-called Ugedasmaend, who were forced to work two or three days a week in the demesne lands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" He collects in paternal fashion the revenues of his Grand Ducal demesnes, and no power has any right to ask any questions. German Problems and Personalities I have noticed several times that123 ancient demesne socage was connected in principle with the condition of things in Saxon times, immediately before the Conquest. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Villa and gardens still remain, but monarchs have ceased to visit Portici since the days of Bomba, and the old royal demesne has been turned into an agricultural college. The Naples Riviera In the course of the morning, Mr. Jones sent for Florian, and proposed to walk out with him about the demesne. The Landleaguers This he did by recovering the alienated royal demesnes in every direction, and from henceforth the annual landgilde, or rent, paid by the royal tenants, became the monarch’s principal source of revenue. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Suppose the landlord requires the land for himself, to add to his demesne, does he pay the usual price?—Yes, in general he does. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 In view of such questions one is tempted to treat the protection of the tenants on the ancient demesne merely as a peculiar boon granted to the people whom the king had to give away. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Secure in its commanding site, the monastery has many a time been completely surrounded by burning streams, which have invariably left the building and its woody demesne unscathed. The Naples Riviera The hounds were to be allowed to draw the demesne coverts, but beyond that they were to be interrupted. The Landleaguers Queen Editha, wife of Edward the Confessor, would be Lady of the Manor; but William the Conqueror took possession and held lands here, in demesne, with tenants and dependants. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time He had cared nothing for the people of the place, entertained no visitors; rambling, a proud solitary figure, about the demesne, or immured for days together in his library. The Thread of Gold The case of ancient demesne is especially interesting in this light. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The park ran for some distance on both sides of the stream, and the Rectory grounds were, so to speak, taken out of the very midst of the squire's, demesne. Name and Fame A Novel Kilcornan is a large demesne, into which they would, in the ordinary course, have made their entrance through the lodge gate. The Landleaguers On the death of King Edward in 1066 the royal demesnes naturally passed to his successor and kinsman, William the Conqueror, and in due course to the successive Norman kings of his line. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time The Earl was a man of accomplished tastes; he had travelled, adopted dilettante habits, and expended more money in the decoration of his mansion and demesne than his fortune could well bear. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 As to its origin there can be no doubt—ancient demesne is traced back to Saxon times in as many words and by all our authorities. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Piqued by her tone, he opened the gate for her, and they passed from the hot, white road into the green demesnes of the Count who owned the château above Culoz. Name and Fame A Novel He preserved his foxes loyally, and was quite as keen about the fishing of a little river that he owned, and which ran down from his demesne into Lough Corrib. The Landleaguers It was a royal demesne in Edward I.'s reign, and Edward III. granted it to the Earl of Salisbury, whose countess was the heroine of the institution of the Order of the Garter. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel There is not a nobleman's demesne that does not cover untold wealth in some shape or form. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule And so in our inquiry as to the characteristic traits of socage generally we may start from the ancient demesne. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The demesne lands at Frognal occupied from four to five hundred acres of the best land stretching from Child's Hill to Belsize. Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London The people did not come into old Nick Bodkin's demesne, but we had heard by the time that we were there that we should come across a lot of Landleaguers at Moytubber. The Landleaguers All rushed to the windows, and we saw the hills in a blaze with fires, and the demesne crowded with the armed thousands of the insurrection. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 The authorities always interfered by virtue of a royal mandate, still on the statute-books of France, which forbids any entry to the demesne of Courance without the express consent of the count or his intendant. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 If we look now to the socmen outside the ancient demesne, we shall find their condition so closely similar, that the documents constantly confuse them with the tenants of the ancient demesne. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The name arose from its being the western terminus of the demesne lands. Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London They were roaming at the time round the demesne, and he walked on, but said nothing. The Landleaguers Barstow's way led him shortly to the edge of a curious demesne, or rather the d�bris of an estate. In a Little Town Gods, whom Art ever must avow, Ruled the marmoreal sky's demesne. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems I need not say that the socmen of ancient demesne, privileged villains as Bracton calls them, are sometimes subjected to very burdensome services and duties. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z All this land might be in one large tract, or the demesne might be separate from the other. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning Then Frank went out of the house and walked round the demesne, so that he might think at his ease of all the troubles of his family. The Landleaguers No accurate estimate of the average yield even of demesne land can be made, however, on the basis of the few entries regarding the yield of land which have been printed. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction Whilst engaged in sketching this truly classic object, a gentleman approached, who introduced himself as Mr. Osborne, the superintendent of the demesne. Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 But all the incidents of base tenure are to be found also outside the ancient demesne in connexion with the class under discussion. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The Abbot declared that Henry III. had given him and his successors "Infangthefe and Utfangthefe in all his hundreds and demesnes." Bygone Punishments I of course could not resist such temptation, and entered the demesne. The Macdermots of Ballycloran The bulk of the services were not performed, even before commutation, and the lord received money for the services not used on the demesne. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction Our Brigade remained all night in the demesne of Harvey Hay, one of the Rebel Chiefs: next day we returned to Houlet again, where we encamped for two days. An Impartial Narrative of the Most Important Engagements Which Took Place Between His Majesty's Forces and the Rebels, During the Irish Rebellion, 1798. We are naturally led to consider him as holding, at least originally, by ancient custom and communal testimony in the same sense as the socmen of ancient demesne. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The land retained by the lord consists of his own demesne and the wastes, which last comprise the highways and commons. Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. He had a fine, showy house, with stables, &c., gardens, an avenue, and a walk round his demesne; and his neighbours had no more. The Macdermots of Ballycloran The declining productivity of the soil not only affected the villains, but reduced the profits of demesne cultivation. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction Then, throughout these now solitary demesnes, the busy occurrences of life glided in cheerful circles. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father Ancient demesne tenure is another proof of the same freedom in villainage; it is protected though base, and supposes independent rights on the part of the peasantry. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Why not wait till next day, seeing that the ruffian was as safe within the demesne as between the walls of a prison? The Confessions of Arsène Lupin William the Conqueror held Woking in demesne himself, and it passed through the hands of every king until James I, who gave it to one of his foresters, Sir Edward Zouch. Highways and Byways in Surrey This process is seen from another angle in the frequent complaints that the customary meals supplied by the lord to serfs working on the demesne cost more than the labor was worth. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction Stafford Hall hath broad lands in its demesne, and covetous eyes have been cast upon it. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls There are two leading features in ancient demesne socage: it is certain in tenure and service, and it is held by the custom of the manor and not by feoffment. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z She gave London as 'a demesne' to the Earl of Essex, with the Tower as his castle. The History of London But the monks of the Priory boast rather of Ambialet's natural marvel—the river looped round their demesne. Merry-Garden and Other Stories In this low productivity of the land is to be found the reason for the conversion of much of the demesne into pasture land, as soon as the supply of servile labor failed. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction His is the demesne with the high tower of burnt bricks, near the west end of Tower Street. The Panchronicon It must also be added that it is not only free socmen that one finds outside the ancient demesne; bond socmen are mentioned as well. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Adjoining the town is Garbally Castle, the seat of the earl of Clancarty, into the demesne of which the great fair extends from the town. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" She found her just inside the gates of the demesne—by old Lizzie's lodge. Love of Brothers The productivity of the soil had declined to a point where villain holdings would no longer support the families which cultivated them and where demesne land was sometimes not worth cultivation even by serf labor. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction I have said that the Wood-Hall, or Hall in the Wood, must have been sufficiently important to give its name to the demesne. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter The same grievances come from ancient demesne people. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Lord of that town, whose demesne lands are now in the demesne of the Cellarer. Notes and Queries, Number 76, April 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc His tenants came out to meet him before he reached Ballynestragh, bearing torches, and a great display of fireworks greeted his entrance into his demesne. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886 When the demesne and the vacant bond tenements began to be leased, the land was given to the highest bidder, and the competitive system was introduced at the start. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction This was probably the home of the Saxon Thorold, Sheriff of Lincoln, p. 162and lord of the demesne, before the Conquest. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter The agrarian obligations with regard to the lord and the cultivation of the demesne land may be taken up afterwards. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z There is an air of pleasing disorder about the drives, and one is occasionally reminded of Irish demesnes. The Dukeries My business was to make partition of a small property, including a house and demesne to which they had, a long time before, succeeded as coheiresses. A Stable for Nightmares or Weird Tales Even though the new land acquired by tenants from the demesne or from old bond-holdings did not happen to be adjacent to strips already in their possession, exchange could accomplish the desired result. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction About two miles further on, and not in the same parish, began the Castle Blanch demesne. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster According to current notions the demesnes of the crown ought not to have been alienated at all. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z It was their way of protesting against my ill-bred intrusion into their demesne. Birds of the Rockies That is the royal demesne, and no stranger intrudes unpunished. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls Even if it were possible to form an accurate estimate of the average yield of demesne land, then, we should have an over-estimate for the average yield of ordinary common-field land. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction These are royal demesnes, and hunting grounds, and parks connected with the country palaces of the kings or the chateaux of the ancient nobility. William the Conqueror Makers of History It was not all the tenants on ancient demesne soil that had a right to appeal to its peculiar privileges—some had protection at Common Law and some had no protection at all. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z It had a kind of wild, challenging ring about it, as if the singer were daring me to venture upon his demesne at my peril. Birds of the Rockies Now, at this time of the year, it will be quite dark in the park at seven o’clock, and nobody will then be likely to be out about the demesne. With Airship and Submarine A Tale of Adventure The amount of work needed each year on the demesne varied according to the size of the harvest, etc., but the number of days' works for which the tenants was liable was fixed. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction She was full of glee and gladness, on her own demesne, no longer awkward and silent. Emily Brontë On the other hand, how can it be said of any but the ancient demesne tenants that they resumed their holdings by certain though base services? Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Poor Clary, when she spoke of her possible future lord, and the little cottage on the Newton demesne, hardly understood the feelings with which a disinherited heir must regard the property which he has lost. Ralph the Heir The plant is a handsome one, and it might combine the useful with the ornamental if it were cultivated on demesne or villa farms. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock The fundamental cause of the worthlessness of the labor on the demesne is the fact which accounts for the absence of a money payment for the work not performed. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction It formed part of the great demesne belonging to the Abbey of Westminster, and was inhabited chiefly by Thames fishermen, who had a settlement on the bank, and by the farmers of the Westminster estates. The Strand District The Fascination of London The passage occurs in a case relating to ancient demesne, but the statement is made quite broadly, and the term 'socmen' is used without any qualification. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Thus, my lord, does the case stand; and truly no peasant shall drive any thing good out of your demesne with my consent.” Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom And so Darnell had somehow been led into conceiving the lady of this demesne as a personage of no small pomp. The House of Souls The demesne land was worn out, and did not repay costs of cultivation; the bond land was worn out, and the villains were too poor to "buy" their labor. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction Hasn't a man the right to erect one in his own demesne? Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life As to its existence on ancient demesne land I have already had occasion to speak, and it can hardly be doubted. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Human reason—or more properly "reasoning"—has for him, as for them, a very limited area for its demesne. Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries My intention was merely to stretch my cramped legs by a stroll to the southern angle of the demesne, and so be back in time for the quiet, early supper of the family. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 441 Volume 17, New Series, June 12, 1852 The lord had only to meet the expense of food for the laborers during the few days when they were actually at work plowing the demesne or harvesting the crop. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction I have roamed its demesnes for ten beautiful years, and I'm sure I love them a hundredfold better than he does, or can. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 Now this seems strange at first sight, because the usual and settled terminology treats villain socage as a peculiarity of ancient demesne. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z He has enclosed a rich meadow that runs by the bank of the Elbe, and treats it as his demesne. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II There are fields stretching back from the demesne which used to be mine. Gossamer 1915 If they were willing to invest capital in enclosing demesne land and stocking it with sheep, without disturbing their small tenants, they found it impossible to do so. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction He promised to leave troopers on guard round the house all night in case a fugitive rebel, wandering in the demesne, might frighten the Comtesse. The Northern Iron The demesne land of the priory is also situated not in compact areas, but in strips intermixed with those of the tenantry, in the 'communal fields' according to the phraseology of our documents. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z I felt her glance rest on me for a moment; then she turned to the Countess and expressed all proper admiration of the gardens, the house, and the whole demesne. The King's Mirror At length the preparations were concluded, and the time had almost arrived to bid farewell to Kilmore Castle and the surrounding demesne. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life The final alternative was to get possession of the strips which did not form part of the demesne, so that the whole could be made into one compact enclosure. The Enclosures in England An Economic Reconstruction The soldiers behind the demesne wall were firing at them. The Northern Iron The demesne land appears in fact as a share in the association of the village, a large share but still one commensurate with the other holdings. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z There is something solemn in the thought that thus the blemish or the grace of a day that long ago disappeared passes on with awfully increasing undulations into the demesne of the everlasting. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 For it so winds and bends, now passing through fields and demesnes, now skirting towns and villages, that it is just as picturesque as any natural stream. Pickwickian Studies I happened to be passing the demesne," I say, "when I noticed a rather serious item of dilapidation," or "A word with you about the messuage; it looks a trifle off colour to-day. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-07 The English infantry and gunners were driven through the gates and took shelter behind the walls of the demesne. The Northern Iron Even on the demesne we may find them drawn by six oxen. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z They ran her into my lord's demesne, Where my lady's fallows were grazing free; They picked a stag and followed again, Singing like souls in ecstasy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 5, 1916 And the entrance to the demesne, through a deep dell dark with magnificent firs, from which we emerge into a finely wooded park of the richest verdure, is also striking and impressive. The Lost Dahlia But clothed like earth in green, With jocund hearts and clean, We will take hands and go Singing where quietly blow The flowers of Spring's demesne. Helen Redeemed and Other Poems They reached the high wall which bounded the demesne of Dunseveric House. The Northern Iron This against their claim to hold in ancient demesne. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Human fallibility was not sanctioned on his demesne outside his own personality or household. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century Twilight was deepening into dusk when, after a silent and rapid ride of some ten miles, the phaeton stopped before the gates of a park-like demesne. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 454 Volume 18, New Series, September 11, 1852 It is a very singular demesne; a stripe of very beautiful ground, reaching two miles along the banks of the river, which forms his fence on one side, with a wall on the other. A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779 No doubt her ideas and her husband's energy would in the end have created a beautiful and satisfying demesne round Dunseveric House if it had not been for the north wind and the sea spray. The Northern Iron On the cases when an assize could be taken as to tenements in ancient demesne, see the opinion printed in Horwood's Introduction to Y.B. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Though I vainly do not vaunt Large demesnes, to feed my pleasure; I have favours where you want, That would buy respect with treasure. Pastoral Poems by Nicholas Breton, Selected Poetry by George Wither, and Pastoral Poetry by William Browne (of Tavistock) But it was, to my vision, a cottage glorified and translated; it was a palace of art, on a slightly reduced scale,—it was an old English demesne. The Author Of Beltraffio At the foot of the mountain Mr. Head’s demesne extends in a shore of rich woodland. A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779 Turning to the right, they went under the shade of fine trees which reached their branches over the road from the demesne in which they grew. The Northern Iron The privileges of tenants in ancient demesne are the King's privileges.' Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z This land held directly by the lord of the manor and cultivated for him was called the "demesne," and frequently included one-half or even a larger proportion of all the land of the vill. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England In 1564 the tithes and demesne lands were separated from the manor and rectory, which were still held by the Grenvilles. The Kensington District The Fascination of London Such is the case—the regal Bengal tiger, as well as his rival the lion, admits of no copartnership in his demesnes. The King's Own Behind them, blocking the end of the street, splitting it as it were into two roads, which run to the right and left, was the wall of Lord Massereene's demesne. The Northern Iron This was not quite clear however, because ancient demesne is a good plea whenever recovery in the action would make the land frank fee. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The effect of the relinquishment of the old demesne farms by the lords of the manors was still more influential in destroying serfdom. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England Lydia, who thought that this was Mrs. Cole-Mortimer's own demesne, was delighted. The Angel of Terror Lean back, and press the pillow deep, Heart's dear demesne, dear Daintiness; Close your tired eyes, but not to sleep . Silverpoints Hope's men in the graveyard, which they had held so long, were caught between the soldiers in the demesne and these fresh troops who marched on them. The Northern Iron They evidently belong to the class of villain socmen outside the ancient demesne, of which more hereafter. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The villains had to stay on the manor and provide the labor necessary for the cultivation of the demesne. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England Harry could see his head turn as he looked over the demesne of Blent and struggled to give some expression to the thoughts which his companion's position suggested. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House We were returning one evening through the fine avenue of oaks, which led to the front entrance of the demesne, when a pony rushed past us at full gallop. The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I Lord Dunseveric, heedless of the bullets which still swept the street from the demesne, stood on the graveyard wall. The Northern Iron A small rent was usually affixed to the plot severed from the demesne, and the whole arrangement may be regarded as very like an ordinary lease. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z But if the demesne was rented out to a farmer or divided among several holders, the interest of the lord in the labor supply on the manor was very much diminished. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England We may praise the demesne, but its owner is a needy man. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus The original Rājpūt clan may perhaps have lived round the chiefs castle or headquarters and been supported by the produce of his private fief or demesne. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) They pressed along behind the houses of the street to turn the flank of the English infantry who were drawn up against the demesne wall. The Northern Iron But the description of the practice at Stoneleigh, which, though ancient demesne, presents manorial customs of the same character as those followed on ordinary estates, leaves no doubt as to the course of the proceedings. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z There was often a blacksmith, whom we find sometimes exempted from other services on condition of keeping the demesne ploughs and other iron implements in order. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England Why might he not o'erpass Croesus in wealth, he who in one demesne possesses so much? The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus When Henry Schulte heard of this intention of the Baron, he determined, if possible, to become the owner of this extensive demesne. Bucholz and the Detectives He was discovered by the noble owner one day taking a near cut, and crossing a fence in the demesne. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Instead of performing work on the demesne, the peasantry are sometimes made to collect and furnish produce for the lord's table and his other wants. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z From very early times it had been customary for lords of manors to grant out small portions of the demesne, or of previously uncultivated land, to tenants at a money rent. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England Meadow, arable land, immense woods, and demesnes, and morasses, e'en to the uttermost north and to the ocean's tide! The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus The Princess Amelia closed the public rights of way through the demesne, but in 1758 a decision of the courts renewed this privilege. Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London Lord George was present, as was his custom, at this meeting, held in the demesne of one who was among his dearest friends. Lord George Bentinck A Political Biography They had to pay rents or even to perform labour services, but their obligations were subsidiary to the work of the customary tenants on which the husbandry of the manorial demesne leaned for support. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z After the Black Death the same demesne lands were to be cultivated, and in most cases the larger holdings remained or descended or were regranted to those who would expect to continue their cultivation. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England Among the fine environs of the town the demesne of Caher Park is especially noteworthy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Presumably their chief duty was to undertake a share in the cultivation of the demesne land. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" She brought with her a bundle of manuscript and a fountain pen, intending to work into her new novel a description of Ballymoy House and the demesne. The Simpkins Plot They often seem to owe their existence to the action of the manorial bailiffs or the farmers to whom the demesne has been let. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Much of the meadow and pasture land, and frequently all of the woods, was included in the demesne. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England The whole country round was thick forest, through whose rock-guarded demesnes not the slightest indication of a path could be seen. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III Within the manor there was first the land held in demesne, the "in-land"—this was the perquisite of the lord himself; it was farmed by him directly. Mediaeval Socialism He received his guest with boisterous hospitality, and without any regard to his diminished strength, dragged him over his demesne, and shewed him all its beauties. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Commutation of services, the spread of cultivation over the waste, and the surrender of portions of the demesne to the increasing dependent population, must largely account for the contrast between Domesday and the Hundred Rolls. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z There was also less required service performed on the demesne lands, for many of the villain holdings from which it was owed were now vacant. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England The Marquis of Drogheda's demesne and residence, Moore Abbey, stands in the centre of the well-wooded lands, which were formerly monastic property. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway In the towns much the same sort of struggle had been going on; for the towns themselves, more often than not, sprang up on the demesne of some lord, whether king, Church, or baron. Mediaeval Socialism A law also passed, empowering him to sell the fee-farm rents; the last remains of the demesnes, by which the ancient kings of England had been supported. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. The Mildenhall trial just quoted may serve as an instance of litigation between lord and tenant of a manor in ancient demesne, when it took place before the Royal Courts. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z There was also almost universally a reeve, who was chosen from among the tenants and who had to carry on the demesne farm in the interests of the lord. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England The demesne contains the Ilchester Oaks, with which the country people associate a romance. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway And above all, the large demesnes of the crown, with the small expense of government during that period, rendered the prince almost independent, and taught the parliament to preserve great submission and duty towards him. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell Margaret had interest enough to get his application rejected; on pretence that Philip had no authority over the demesnes of the duchess dowager. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary The feudal landlord is represented in the village by his demesne land, and by the servants acting as his helpers in administration. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Almost universally the villain was required to work for a certain number of days in each week on the demesne of the lord. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England The reach from here to Portumna is crowded with islands, and on both shores are ruined castles and finely wooded demesnes. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway Secondly, that the borough of St. Albans never held of take crown at all, but was always demesne land of the abbot. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. The Flemish court agreed, that all English rebels should be excluded the Low Countries; and in this prohibition the demesnes of the duchess dowager were expressly comprehended. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary The cultivation of the demesne soil of a manor depended largely on the help of the peasantry. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z This was the gradual withdrawal of the lords of manors from the cultivation of the demesne farms. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England The conveyances leave the Hotel about 10 a.m. for the drive through Mr. H. A. Herbert's beautiful demesne. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway The first branch of the king's stated revenue was the royal demesnes, or crown lands, which were very extensive, and comprehended, beside a great number of manors, most of the chief cities of the kingdom. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John Even when a demesne only is leased by a "foreigner," and all risk of quarrelling with tenants is thus avoided, it is hard work to achieve popularity. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. And there are hardly any cases at all of the contrary, that is of demesne land spreading over the whole of a manor. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The great demesne farm, however, had been still kept up as the centre of the agricultural system of the vill. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England The Quay and Mall and the Marquis of Sligo's demesne are the "sights" of the town. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway The king was never content with the stated rents, but levied heavy talliages at pleasure on the inhabitants both of town and, country who lived within his demesne. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John "Justifiable as son assault demesne," remarked the creditor, carelessly, as he wrenched the bobbin from the spinning-wheel and knocked the boy down with it. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times The cultivation of the demesne depends to a certain extent on the work supplied by the tenants of the tributary land. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The commutation of services, however, and still more the abandonment of demesne farming by the lords of manors, were general causes conducive to freedom. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England Agent to Lord Dunraven, should be written to beforehand for a permit to visit the demesne, where some fine old ruins are in an excellent state of preservation. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway They respected the Pope's person and his demesne of Benevento; they were largely liberal in donations to churches and abbeys. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series From the more limited demesne the crow and the grakle are generally excluded. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 Coke expresses it in the following way: 'There cannot be ancient demesne unless there is a court and suitors. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Then came the profits derived from the cultivation of the demesne land. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England Just outside the town is the magnificent demesne of Curraghmore, said to be the finest in the three kingdoms. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway Praise the demesne? no doubt; only be needy the man. The Poems and Fragments of Catullus No yearly revenues; no Southern mansions and demesnes; no power of name and place. Daisy in the Field This is especially true as to the arable, which generally forms the most important part of the whole demesne land. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z She took her hat in her hand, and put her arm within the Major's and walked with him round his little demesne. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 5, May, 1891 Passing through the demesne we come to the house itself, a modern and rather unpretentious structure. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway When breakfast was over, the Major lighted an immense meerschaum, and then invited me to accompany him over his little demesne. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 In like manner, the explanation of a recovery, of a fine, of a copyhold, of an estate in ancient demesne, of an use, of a trust, would require a process of historical deduction. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 We have had occasion to speak in some detail of these tributary bodies—it is time to see how the lord's demesne which acted as their centre was constituted. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The first and most general are those that pay revenue; the others are of the nature of demesne lands, which are free, and pay no rent to government. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) This is a very nice course, laid out in the demesne at Adare; the lies are perfect, and the greens small and well kept. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway The peasants had also to receive their compensation for the loss of pasturage and the right of cutting wood on the lord's demesne. Round About the Carpathians A very wonderful man was this Member of Parliament to the labourers around on his demesne. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine However this might be, we find alongside of the estate farmed for the lord's own account a great portion of the demesne conceded to the villagers. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Do you think that they were chosen as a little demesne for Mr. Hastings? that they were the only provinces honored with his protection, so far as to take bribes from them? The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) The bend in the waterway brings one into sight of rich pastures and fine demesnes. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway You are on my demesne of Appleby Hundred, Captain Jennifer, and it shall go hard with us if we can not find a fire to warm a guest and a horse to mount him withal. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady It may seriously be doubted whether the American millionaire who buys a lordly demesne in England is not doing violence to his natural and national tastes every day that he inhabits it. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin Such concessions of demesne land were not meant to create freehold tenements. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z For this prince lives chiefly upon his own demesnes, seldom, except upon great occasions, raising any subsidies upon his subjects, who are bound to attend him in his wars at their own expense. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World "A bit far out of his demesne, methinks," De Lacy muttered. Beatrix of Clare Two boys, however, saw and recognized him as he entered the demesne, and raised a whoop, to show that they knew where the fox had gone to ground. Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' The breath of wind which shook the leaves of the tall elm trees that shut in his little demesne from the village, was soft, and, for the time of year, wonderfully mild. A Lost Leader The actual distribution of the holdings squares to a fraction with this computation, if we take into the reckoning the demesne, the free and the villain tenements. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Some passed into the hands of great thegns near to them; the bulk became known as in the demesne of the king. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 He had 'extensive lands in England;' perhaps he had 'the most beautiful demesne' and 'the finest mansion' in that country. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Mr. Finucane wore various rings, and talked rather largely about his father's demesne. An Eye for an Eye Suddenly there stirred within her a desire for acreage, for trees, soil, stream and shrub, a wide demesne that should be hers and her children's forever. Lydia of the Pines For this reason, every question arising in regard to the usual arrangements ought to be examined in the light of the evidence that comes from the ancient demesne. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Around it lay the lord's demesne or home-farm, and the cultivation of this rested wholly with the "villeins" of the manor. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 A leopard would skulk into the demesne of Table Mountain itself, and be ingloriously trapped. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. It was even harder for lords, who farmed their own demesne, to provide themselves with the necessary labour. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) Thegns, the predecessors of the Norman barons, become the recipients of grants from the churches and from kings, and householders 'commend' themselves and their land to them also, so that they acquired demesnes. A Short History of English Agriculture The rolls of ancient demesne manors present a considerable variety of types, shading off from an almost complete independence of the suitors to forms which are not very different from those of common law manors. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Besides the bishops and barons, a reeve and his four men were summoned to this Council from each royal demesne, no doubt simply as witnesses of the sums due to the plundered clergy. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 Out of these shady demesnes rose the great white temples of Ptah and Apis, and the palaces of the various Memphian Pharaohs. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt They went out through the garden to the wicket that parted her demesne from the formal, wide pleasure-sweeps. Foes It has been noticed that the Black Death, besides causing many of the landlords to let their demesnes, also made them turn much tillage into grass to save labour, which had grown so dear. A Short History of English Agriculture Of course, such surrenders of the demesne soil were by no means prompted by disinterested philanthropy. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The peers were all used to big parks, obsequious bailiffs, and huge demesnes. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent The Park is an extensive demesne, and profusely planted; there are however comparatively few of those venerable sylvan honors which constitute the beauty of park-scenery. Brannon's Picture of The Isle of Wight The Expeditious Traveller's Index to Its Prominent Beauties & Objects of Interest. Compiled Especially with Reference to Those Numerous Visitors Who Can Spare but Two or Three Days to Make the Tour of the Island. William was observed to be a great hoarder, and very avaricious; his army was maintained without any expense to him, his demesne supported his household; neither his necessary nor his voluntary expenses were considerable. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) Much of the land laid down to grass was demesne land, but many of the common arable fields were enclosed and laid down. A Short History of English Agriculture Now, the demesne land is often found intermixed with the strips of the peasantry. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The J.P., who had been a Scotch militia officer, had been in the habit of shooting crows over the demesne, and continued to enjoy the sport, to which the Captain strongly objected. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent To these may be added the wild upland and the cultivated demesne, the green sheep-walk, the dark moor, the splendid mansion, and ruined castle of former days. The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three He did not spare even the royal demesne, but secured himself a vast number of adherents by involving their guilt and interest in his own. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) On some manors the demesne land lay in compact blocks near the manor house; on others it was in scattered strips of various size; in others it lay in blocks and strips. A Short History of English Agriculture But let us notice, even now, that in this view of the ancient demesne court the suitors are considered as the cardinal element of its constitution. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Was I not promised part of a fat buck from the demesne adjoining, and where is it? The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Shakspere's foreign conquests were the earlier and are still the wider, as wide perhaps as the expanse— "That deep-browed Homer ruled as his demesne." A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century The first part of this consisted of the demesne. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) The economic position of the villeins, the administration of the demesne, and the whole organization of the manor were revolutionized. A Short History of English Agriculture The court of ancient demesne presents the same elements as the ordinary halimot, although it lays greater stress on the communal side of the organisation. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z To the left, as you went up from the north, and nearly adjoining the cathedral church, which faced you, stood a bishop's palace, behind which lay a magnificent demesne. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One And doubtings and questionings and uncertainties were other shadow shapes thronging the demesnes of two men's souls. The Desert Valley He received the English nobility according to their rank, he promoted them to offices according to their merit, and enriched them by considerable estates from his own demesne. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) According to the Domesday of S. Paul, in the thirteenth century, a survey of eighteen manors containing 24,000 acres showed three-eighths of the land in demesne, the rest in the hands of the tenants. A Short History of English Agriculture In a number of cases these grants of demesne are actual leases, and probably the result of hard bargains. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z I have stood, not long ago, upon a beautiful elevation in that demesne, and, on looking around me, I saw nothing but a deserted and gloomy country. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One At first the gap might be stopped by extravagant super-income tax, by half-compensated seizures of demesne land, and by penalising the owners of ground rents and town property. Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union The castles erected in this reign were to be demolished; the exorbitant grants of the royal demesne to be resumed. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) The manorial system went on steadily decaying, and by this time the demesne lands had much diminished in area on most manors. A Short History of English Agriculture The same parties are in presence in the court of ancient demesne, but the right of the suitors has been summed up by legal theory in quite the opposite direction. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z But first, suppose we leave the Boggart's demesne, and pay a visit to the theatre of his strange doings. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 It was part of the Treaty of 1903 that landlords should be encouraged to remain in their native land by assistance in the repurchase of their demesnes—that is, homes—after selling their properties. Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union Somehow in her thoughts of him on the other side of the Atlantic, in her demesne of Eagles where they had walked together as lovers, she had not separated her memories of him so sharply. Lady Good-for-Nothing E. Sparke 10 There were also 12 tenants without houses, holding from 1 to 20 acres; the demesne was 230 acres; there were two glebes containing 84 acres, and town lands of 7 acres. A Short History of English Agriculture That idea is fully embodied in the constitution of the ancient demesne tribunal, where the suitors were admitted to be the judges, although they were villains, privileged villains and nothing else. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The timid rabbit, as the stranger passed by, darted into its burrow, and many a quiet face gazed on him from beneath a pair of ragged antlers, peeping over the fences that guarded the demesne. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 After having done this, the princes went on to the king's demesnes, and one can well imagine how glad the king was to once more see his three daughters. Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian For convenience of access to the goddess he has cut a road twenty feet broad through the woodlands of her demesne. Lady Good-for-Nothing |
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