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[ x ] was paid for them to the Lord. The profits, ariing from the Mills, mut have been certain and coniderable, as their rents, generally, appear to be, beyond all proportion, higher than the value of the other parts of the etate. Perhaps, the Tolls of the Mills, and the general neceity of bread, of which their could be no fear of a ale, made the payment of money eay.

The Villani, who were the originals of our preent Copyholders, held their lands by doing the ervices of hubandry on their Lord's demene, which were, in after times, commuted for what is now called a Quit rent. The word Villain being, at this time, always undertood in an ill ene, I hall, on that account, ue in the tranlation Villager, intead of it.

The Bordarii were alo holders of land by particularervices, though it is not preciely known what thoe ervices were. The name, indeed, eems to indicate an obligation to upply the Lord with proviions of ome kind or other.

The Coliberti are uppoed to be fihermen, and were, probably, obliged to provide fih for the Lord's table: and, I think, this land holder is never mentioned, but in thoe manors wherein is a river. Rh