| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1807 - 520 страници
...fubfifted fo late as the fixteenth century. A commiflion was iffued by Queen Elizabeth, anne 1 574, for inquiring into the lands and goods of all her...and bondwomen in the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerfet, and Gloucefter, in order to compound with them for their manumiffion or freedom, that they... | |
| Ely Hargrove - 1809 - 448 страници
...continued so late as the sixteenth century. A commission was issued by queen Elizabeth, in the year 1574, for inquiring into the lands and goods of all her bond-men and bond-women, in order to compound with them for their manumission or freedom, that they might enjoy their own lands... | |
| Ely Hargrove - 1809 - 454 страници
...continued so late as the sixteenth century. A commission was issued by queen Elizabeth, in the year 1.574, for inquiring into the lands and goods of all her bond-men and bond-women, in order to compound with them for their manumission or freedom, that they might enjoy their own lands... | |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 824 страници
...the end of the fixteenth century. This appears from « commiflion iffued by Queen Elizabeth in 1 574, for inquiring into the lands and goods of all her...and bond-women in the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerfet, and Gloucefter, in order to compound with them for their manumiflion, that they might enjoy... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1813 - 536 страници
...slavery subsisted so late as the sixteenth century. A commission was issued by Qneen Elizabeth, anno 1574. for inquiring into the lands and goods of all...Somerset, and Gloucester,, in order to compound with then; for their manumission or freedom^ that they might eryoj their own lands and goods as freemen.... | |
| Mathew Carey - 1820 - 312 страници
...v\, ,j|lam Mildmay, chancellor of the exchequer, " to inquire into the lands, tenements, and other goods of all her bond-men and bond-women in the counties of Cornwall Devon, Somerset, and Gloucester, viz: such as were by blood, (». e. birth) in a slavish condition, by being born in any of her manors;... | |
| 1823 - 936 страници
...Queen Elizabeth in 1574, for inquiring into the lands and goods of all her bimil-mcn and bunil-iL'umcn in the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and...order to compound with them for their manumission, that they might enjoy their lands and goods as freemen J. in Scotland there certainly } Keaa't existed... | |
| James Savage - 1830 - 724 страници
...subsisted so late as the reign of Queen Elizabeth. There is a commission still extant issued by her in 1574, for inquiring into the lands and goods of all...that they might enjoy their own lands and goods as freemen.i7 We have the authority of Bracton for asserting, « Pennant's Tours in Wales, vol. ip 174.... | |
| William Phelps - 1836 - 260 страници
...late as the reign of Queen Elizabeth. There is a commission still extant, issued by her Majesty in 1574, for inquiring into the lands and goods of all her bondmen and bondwomen, in the counties of Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall, in order to ascertain their number, and to compound for their manumission... | |
| James Savage - 1837 - 282 страници
...about the middle of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. There is a commission still extant, issued by her in 1574, for inquiring into the lands and goods of all her bondmen and bondwomen, in the several counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and Gloucester, in order to compound with them for their... | |
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