THE RELATIONS OF RENTS, WAGES, 

 AND PROFITS IN AGRICULTURE, 

 AND THEIR BEARING ON RURAL 

 DEPOPULATION 



CHAPTER I 



THE HISTORY OF AGRICULTURAL RENT 

 IN ENGLAND 



In tracing the history of agricultural rent 

 in England there are to be considered two 

 main questions, closely connected, it is true, 

 but logically different. 



There is first the question of the historical 

 changes in the nature of rent, involving 

 the relations of landlord and tenant, and 



A 



