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that eight men rowing in a " best " boat would 

 be able to cover the Putney-Mortlake course 

 in half the time of a single sculler ; to a 

 lesser degree this applies to tillage. Cott. Jul. A 

 Teams of (eleventh century) gives a pictorial sketch of 



less than v . i i_ i_ T T i, 



8 oxen. 2 ploughmen, i plough, 4 oxen; the Utrecht 

 Psalter and Harl. 603 two of A.S. tillage, both 

 showing i man, i plough, 2 oxen ; Cott. Tib. B. V. 

 (eleventh century) 2 men, i plough, 4 oxen ; the 

 Bayeux Tapestry 2 men, i plough, i beast ; the 

 Royal MS. (thirteenth century) i man, i plough, 

 2 oxen ; the Chron. RofF. and Loutrell Psalter 

 (both fourteenth century) respectively i man, 

 i plough, 2 oxen ; and 2 men, i plough, and 

 4 oxen : most of these are to be found in books, 

 viz., Larking's D. B. of Kent; Utrecht Psalter; 

 Bayeux Tapestry, and Green's Hist. Eng. (illus- 

 trated edition). Nevertheless it seems equally 



s oxen 8 f certam tnat m England the normal demesne plough 

 consisted of the holder and driver, 8 oxen (or 

 8 animals partly oxen and partly horses), and 

 i implement ; not necessarily proving the absence 

 of a lighter plough worked by less oxen on the 

 land of the lord, for some occasions. The ploughs 

 of the tenantry seem usually to have consisted of 

 8 oxen (as joined) when at work on the demesne ; 

 the above illustrations indicate this not to have 

 been the custom for working land in villenage, 

 and I know no MS. evidence to the contrary. 



Notably in Cornwall, the teamlands vary much 

 from the teams, the correct explanation (alternate 

 husbandry 1 *) of which is noted by Professor Mait- 



* D. B. 9^, pasture whence they ploughed 9 ac. ; 8o<, was 

 pasture, now sowable. 



