 | William Blackstone - Law - 1791 - 566 pages
...dung, or other mean employments. The certain fervices, whether free or bafe, were fuch as were ftinted in quantity, and could not be exceeded on any pretence; as, to pay a ftated annual rent, or to plough fuch a field for three days. The, uncertain depended upon unknown... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1794 - 700 pages
...dung, or other mean employments. The certain fervices, whether free or bafe, were fuch as were dinted in quantity, and could not be exceeded on any pretence ; as, to pay a ftated annual rent, or to plough fuch a field for three days. The uncertain depended upon unknown contingencies... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 698 pages
...ones. Mod. Un, Hut. bin, the bishops, the secular princes, the 1lii.61. whether free or base, were such as were stinted in quantity, and could not be exceeded...assessment in lieu of it, when called upon ; or to wind an horn whenever the Scots invaded the realm ; which are free services : or to do whatever the lord... | |
 | John Graves - Cleveland (England : District) - 1808 - 556 pages
...free or bafe, were fuch as were ftinted in quantity; as to pay a ftated annual rent, or to plough fuch a field for three days. The uncertain depended upon unknown contingencies^ as to do military fervice in perfon, or pay an afTefTment in lieu of it, when called upon; or to •wind a born, whenever... | |
 | William Cruise - Real property - 1818 - 636 pages
...carry out his dung, or other mean employments. The certain services, whether free or base, were such as were stinted in quantity, and could not be exceeded...such a field for three days. The uncertain depended on unknown contingencies ; as to do military service in person, or pay an assessment in lieu of it,... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 742 pages
...sen-ices, whether free or base, were such as were stinted in quantity, and could not he exceeded ou any pretence ; as, to pay a stated annual rent, or...in. lieu of it when called upon ; or to wind a horn upon the appearance of invaders ; which are free services ; or to do whatever the lord should command... | |
 | Sir John Comyns - Digests, etc - 1822 - 1042 pages
...employments. Id. 61. — 4. The certain services, whether free or, base, were such a were «tinted in quantity, and could not be exceeded on any pretence ; as, to pay a (Л; .:..'.- «ated Or temporal ; as homage, fealty, escuage, grand or petit serjeanty, knight's service,... | |
 | Sir William BLACKSTONE, Vincent WANOSTROCHT - Constitutional law - 1823 - 872 pages
...carry out bis dung, or other mean employments. The certain services, whether free or base, were such as were stinted in quantity, and could not be exceeded...rent, or to plough such a field for three days. The untcrtain depended upon unknown contingencies : as, to do military service in person, or pay an assessment... | |
 | Sir John Comyns - Law - 1825 - 1026 pages
...dung, or other mean employments. Id. til,— 4. The certain service?, whether free or base, were such as were stinted in quantity, and could not be exceeded...any pretence ; as, to pay a stated annual rent, or (o plough such a field for thice days. Ibid. — 5. The uncertain depended upon unknown contingencies... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1832 - 620 pages
...carry out his dung, or other mean employments. The certain services, whether free or base, were such as were stinted in quantity, and could not be exceeded on any pretence; as to pay a stated annual rmr, or to plough such a field for three days. The uncertain depended upon unknown contingencies ;... | |
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Base services were such as were only fit for peasants, or persons of a servile rank; as to plough the lord's land, to make his hedges, to carry out his dung, or other mean employments. The certain services, whether free or base, were such as were stinted... 
