History of Agriculture and Prices in England Vol. 2: From the Year After the Oxford Parliament (1259) To the Commencement of the Continental War (1793) Compiled Entirely From Original and Contemporaneous Records; 1259-1400 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A History of Agriculture and Prices in England Vol. 2: From the Year After the Oxford Parliament (1259) To the Commencement of the Continental War (1793) Compiled Entirely From Original and Contemporaneous Records; 1259-1400<br><br>Queen''s College has afforded only one set of farming accounts those namely of God''s House in Southampton the bedesmen and sisters of which possessed the manor of Gussage in Dorset. The fullest of these Southampton accounts long precede the foundation of Queen''s College and belong to a time when God''s House was an inde pendent corporation.<br><br>New College has supplied information for the later portion of this inquiry. The archives of this society are in the very best condition but with one exception give no evidence before the reign of Richard the Second. The exception is the manor of Heyford Warren in Oxfordshire. This estate was purchased by Wykeham from the Lisles.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.