As a result, the number of yeomen was halved.From theCambridge English Corpus
For theyeoman, a hedge was a protective barrier: for the commoner it was an illegitimate divider.From theCambridge English Corpus
Of the twelve women, those whose status can be established were drawn from the settled families of yeomen or husbandmen.From theCambridge English Corpus
In this parish, however, it was the better-off husbandmen who controlled this office following the decline ofyeomanparticipation.From theCambridge English Corpus
In each parish there was a small group of yeomen, four or five well-off husbandmen or craftsmen and a number of poorer husbandmen.From theCambridge English Corpus
Upon their return, most yeomen were starkly reminded of the realities of their situation.From theCambridge English Corpus
The power of the teetotaler's cautionary confession is thus made abundantly evident: ayeomanfarmer becomes a new-style meritocratic landed gentleman.From theCambridge English Corpus
In only three of the thirty-one years for which records of churchwardens survive was ayeomannot elected to the office.From theCambridge English Corpus
In rural areas, analysis of occupations shows yeomen well represented, alongside husbandmen and artisans, but labourers almost entirely absent.From theCambridge English Corpus
But he did not believe that once corruption was removed, the king would rule justly, helped by sturdy yeomen like himself.From theCambridge English Corpus
The involvement ofyeomanand gentry as overseers of the poor was greater in these parishes.From theCambridge English Corpus
In both parishes three-quarters of overseers of the poor were yeomen or lesser gentry.From theCambridge English Corpus
The state benefited from yeomen who were substantial enough to pay taxes, and won battles as archers.From theCambridge English Corpus
This, in combination with a process whereby individual yeomen's holdings were gradually purchased by a few wealthy farmers, had a considerable impact in some parishes.From theCambridge English Corpus
Officeholding could become the preserve of ayeomanoligarchy or it could incorporate a relatively wide spectrum of the population.From theCambridge English Corpus
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