...therefore dearest wool, there noblemen and gen' tlemen, yea and certain abbotts, holy men no doubt, ' not contenting themselves with the yearly revenues...their forefathers and ' predecessors of their lands, not being content that they ' live in rest and pleasure nothing profiting, yea much * knowing the weale...

...beautiful and glowing language by Sir Thomas More, in his Utopia. " * Your sheep,' says he, < which were wont to be so meek and tame, and so small eaters,...pleasure, nothing profiting, yea, much annoying the weal public, leave no ground for tillage. They enclose all into pastures, they throw down houses, they pluck...

...therefore dearest wool, — there, noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and certain abbots, holy men, no doubt, not contenting themselves with the yearly revenues...in rest and pleasure, nothing profiting, yea, much noying the weal public, leave no Erasmaa. * 4 Hen. VIL, cap. 16. t 4 Hen. VIL, cap. 19. 248 POPULATION—...

...More complained : — ' Noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and certain abbots, not contenting tbemselves with the yearly revenues and profits that were wont...their forefathers and predecessors of their lands, leave no ground for tillage. They inclose all into pastures ; they throw down houses ; they pluck down...

...therefore dearest wool, — there, noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and certain abbots, holy men, no doubt, not contenting themselves with the yearly revenues...grow to their forefathers and predecessors of their lauds, nor being content that they live in rest and pleasure, nothing profiting, yea, much noying the...

...Sir Thomas More echoes the same complaints:—" Noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and even certain abbots, not contenting themselves with the yearly revenues...their forefathers and predecessors of their lands, leave no ground for tillage. They inclose all into pastures; they throw down houses; they pluck down...

...and therefore dearest wool, there noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and certain abbots, holy men no doubt, not contenting themselves with the yearly revenues...they live in rest and pleasure, nothing profiting, nay, much noying the public weal, leave no ground for tillage, they enclose all into pastures, they...

...and therefore dearest wool, there noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and certain abbots, holy men no doubt, not contenting themselves with the yearly revenues...they live in rest and pleasure, nothing profiting, nay, much noying the public weal, leave no ground for tillage, they enclose all into pastures, they...

...and therefore dearest wool, there noblemen and gentlemen, yea, and certain abbots, holy men no doubt, not contenting themselves with the yearly revenues...they live in rest and pleasure, nothing profiting, nay, much noying the public weal, leave no ground for tillage, they enclose all into pastures, they...

...of vagrancy and crime under Henry VIII. and gentlemen, yea and certain abbots, (holy men, no doubt), not contenting themselves with the yearly revenues...pleasure, nothing profiting yea much annoying the weal public leave no ground for tillage ; they inclose all into pastures ; they throw down houses; they...