(HM'TIK VIII 



WHOLESALE ENCLOSURES 



Land Tenure (1700). 



:-oiit;ible at HIM sta<: 



of land t< nur< at th- opening of the 

 1 ii century. Much information may bte gl< 



ibjeet from th<- Vorks of th- period. 

 King. 



hold. least h>ld. 

 hold. ! h>ld if owned out riidit , lcas liold if h. Id 



1 copyhold \vhrli 

 of a coj.y 



cunn-nt ly i which tile land was originally 



: -f th'- manor to a certain person aiul his 

 in a worse position than 



i of tip 1. the 



land i to the lord of th" manor. Still worse was 



the position <>f the. copyholder. B n many ins* 



_T. ** boon 



sul)j<-ct ' ' prob- 



that the majority of lane; hcijinninjr 



itury \\ 



\Vh r of tli holdings, tiny varied 



J)ly in of the freehold 







still \VTC th Q freeholders ifin Q wealthy 



but \ d as " gent 



A -t)le muni). T of the landho!' 



:iall. probably only 

 < >ttagers 



emj>i <n the 1.. ites. ()' apers 



wool, a: 



.id chil-: 

 orthy of not the scjua 



Id land le ^illv. Th 'iiply 



iiOnabl' ic of 



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