| "It fareth with the earth as with other creatures that through continual labour grow faint and feeble-hearted." From speech made in the House of Commons, 1597 |
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| Introduction The subject of inquiry—No attempt hitherto made to verify thedifferent hypothetical explanations of the enclosures—Nature of theevidence. | 11 |
| CHAPTER I The Price of Wool Accepted theory of enclosure movement based on price ofwool—Enclosures began independently of Black Death and beforeexpansion of woollen industry—Price of wool low as compared with thatof wheat in enclosure period—Seventeenth-century conversions ofpasture to arable—Of arable to pasture—Conversion not explained bychange in prices or wages—Double conversion movement due to conditionof soil—Summary. | 18 |
| CHAPTER II The Fertility of the Common Fields Dr. Russell on soil fertility—Insufficient manure—Statisticalindications of yield—Compulsory land-holding—Desertion ofvillains—Commutation of services on terms advantageous to serf—Lowrent obtained when bond land was leased—Remission ofservices—Changes due to economic need, not desired for improvedsocial status—Poverty of villains—Cultivation of demesneunprofitable. | 44 |
| CHAPTER III The Disintegration of the Open Fields Growing irregularity of holdings—Consolidation of holdings—Turfboundaries plowed under—Lea land—Restoration of fertility—Enclosureby tenants—Land used alternately as pasture and arable—Summary ofchanges. | 73 |
| CHAPTER IV[Pg 10/166] Enclosure For Sheep Pasture Enclosure by small tenants difficult—Open-field tenantsunprofitable—Low rents—Neglect of land—High cost ofliving—Enclosure even ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |