Extract from Moryson on Occupations. 



" The lords of the land and the freeholders," 

 we are informed by Moryson, " do riot there use 

 to set out their lands on farme, or for terme of 

 years to their tenants, but only from year to 

 year during pleasure ; neither indeed will the 

 Irish tenant or husbandman otherwise take the 

 land than so long as he list himself. The reason 

 thereof in the tenant is, that the landlords there 

 use most shamefully to rack their tenants, 

 laying upon them coigne and livery at plea- 

 sure; so that the poor husbandman either does 

 not bind himselfe to him for longer terme, or 

 thinketh by his continual liberty of change, 

 to keep the landlord rather in awe from wrong- 

 ing him : and the reason why the landlord will 

 no longer covenant with him is, for that he 

 dayly looketh after change and alteration, and 

 hovereth in expectation of new. 



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" For when his tenant's termes shall be expired, 

 it will yeild him in the renewing his lease both a 

 good fine and also a better rent ; and it shall be 

 for the good of the tenant likewise, who by such 

 buildings and inclosures shall receive many be- 

 nefits ; first by the handsomeness of his house 

 he shall take more comfort of his life, more safe 

 dwelling,, and a delight to have his solid house 

 neat and cleanly, which now being as they 

 commpnly are rather swyne styes, their houses 



